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Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)

August 27, 2021
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In news- Andhra Pradesh Government recently launched a Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) drive.

About Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)-

  • The PCV is a “safe and effective” vaccine administered in three doses at the age of 6 weeks, 14 weeks, and 40 weeks.
  • It is given against a group of diseases caused by a bacterium called Streptococcus Pneumoniae (also known as pneumococcus).
  • PCV contains purified capsular polysaccharide of pneumococcal serotypes conjugated to a carrier protein to improve antibody response.
  • The diseases are:
  • Pneumonia: It is a form of acute respiratory infection that causes inflammation or fluid in the lungs. It makes breathing difficult and limits oxygen intake. Viruses, bacteria, and fungi can all cause pneumonia.
  • Bacteremia/sepsis: bloodstream infection, with or without infection of secondary sites, e.g., meningitis
  • Bacterial meningitis: infection of the membranes that cover and protect the spinal cord and brain
  • Otitis media: Middle ear infection
  • Antibiotics can treat many forms of pneumonia.
  • Pneumonia accounts for nearly 1 million deaths worldwide and is the single largest infectious cause of death among children under five years of age.
  • PCV was introduced in India’s Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) in a phased manner from June 2017 onwards.
  • PCV has been shown to protect very young children starting at 6 weeks of age when infants are most at risk of infection.
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