India halves ‘Zero-Dose’ kids from 0.11pc to 0.06pc: Health Ministry

New Delhi, June 28 (UNI) The percentage of children in India who received no vaccinations at all—classified as “zero-dose”—fell from 0.11pc in 2023 to 0.06pc in 2024, the Union Health Ministry said today.
This improvement coincides with a reported infant mortality rate of 80 per lakh live births.
The Ministry’s statement comes days after a report published in Lancet Global Health which noted that India had 1.44 million zero-dose children in 2023, raising concerns over gaps in immunisation coverage and vulnerability to preventable diseases.

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