Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is aware of the acute shortage of Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) in Government and private hospitals;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise including Kerala;
(c) whether due to shortage of the said vaccine several children are likely to be deprived of the immunity against Type 2 polio virus; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE
(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)
(a) & (b): There is no shortage of Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) in National Immunization Program. Under the programme the vaccine is provided by Government of India to States/UTs and the vaccination is carried out by service delivery outlets consisting mainly of Government hospital, Block Primary Health Centres, Primary Health Centres, Sub Centres, outreach session sites in the villages etc. There is a global shortage of IPV. However, this reduced supply to government at present has not resulted in shortage of IPV to the State/UTs.
As per provisional reports received from States/UTs, in current financial year from Apr-Dec, 2017 a total of 602.44 lakh doses of IPV have been supplied to the States/UTs which is more than total children vaccinated in the same period i.e. 210.96 lakh. This indicates that there is no shortage of IPV. The State/UT-wise details are annexed.
(c) &(d): In view of the above, the question of children remaining unimmunized against type 2 polio virus due to shortage of IPV does not arise.
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