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UP to launch statewide school TD/DPT vaccination drive from April 20 to 30, 2026
The Uttar Pradesh health department will conduct a statewide school-based Tetanus-Diphtheria vaccination campaign from April 20 to 30, 2026. Class 1 students will receive the DPT-2 booster, Classes 4–5 will get the TD-10 vaccine, and Classes 10–11 will receive the TD-16 vaccine in government and aided schools, targeting millions of children.
Why It Matters
The campaign aims to strengthen immunity among schoolchildren and reduce the spread of infections in the community.
Timeline
1 Event
Announcement of statewide school TD/DPT vaccination drive in UP
April 19, 2026
A statewide school-based Tetanus-Diphtheria (TD) vaccination campaign will be conducted in Uttar Pradesh between April 20 and 30, 2026. The drive will provide the DPT booster dose to eligible schoolchildren to strengthen immunity and prevent infection at the community level. Targets are 23,62,548 children for the DPT dose, 22,88,593 for the TD vaccine for 10-year-olds, and 18,72,242 for the TD vaccine for 16-year-olds, across all government and government-aided schools. Class-wise vaccination will be: DPT-2 for Class 1; TD-10 for Classes 4–5; and TD-16 for Classes 10–11. Children who have not received a TD booster previously can still be vaccinated with TD-10 or TD-16. The vaccine is expected to cause no side effects, though mild fever may occur; medicine will be provided by the ANM. Children will be observed for 30 minutes after vaccination.