Publications by authors named "Jadab Chandra Sardar"
Article Synopsis
- India launched its COVID vaccination drive on January 16, 2021, but successful implementation requires addressing factors beyond just having an effective vaccine, particularly in vulnerable populations like tribal communities.
- A study conducted between June and November 2021 in West Bengal revealed that 36.9% of tribal participants were hesitant to get vaccinated, primarily due to fears of side effects and linked to factors like decreased income and lack of trust in healthcare systems.
- To combat vaccine hesitancy, the study suggests enhancing knowledge and awareness through education, increasing healthcare worker involvement, and establishing vaccination centers in tribal areas.
A mass measles campaign was organized in AILA-affected areas of West Bengal in July-August 2009. The present cross-sectional study was conducted with the objectives to monitor and assess the cold chain maintenance, safe injection practices, IEC methods adopted, and to observe the conduction of the sessions in the campaign. All the cold chain points at the block level had adequate vaccines and equipments, twice monitoring of temperature which was in optimal range.
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