Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences,
Mandya
Department of Community Medicine
Typhoid Vaccination Programme – 2022
Typhoid vaccination programme was organized by
Department of community medicine, Mandya Institute of medical sciences, Mandya
Venue: Mandya District Co-operative Milk Producers
Societies Union Limited (MANMUL) Gejjalagere, Maddur Taluk, Mandya District.
This programme was conducted for 3 days from 3rd
February to 5th February 2022.
Team of community medicine staff, post graduate students, interns and nursing staff, led by Dr. Jahnavi Rajgopal, Assistant professor, Department of community medicine, MIMS, Mandya, visited Mandya District Co-operative Milk Producers Societies Union Limited (MANMUL) Gejjalagere, Maddur Taluk, Mandya District.
Clinical examination was done for 366 workers, of which 270 workers received typhoid vaccine. Of those who received vaccine, majority were food handlers.
Demographic and anthropometric
details of Food handlers and other employees who came for vaccination as well
as health check were registered
Assessing employees for present and past medical history and general physical examination
Single dose of 0.5 ml Typhoid vaccine was administered
intramuscularly over left deltoid region under aseptic precaution to all
eligible food handlers and were observed for 20 minutes for any adverse events
following vaccination.
Intramuscular administration of typhoid vaccine
Population covered: All the food handlers at Mandya
District Co-operative Milk Producers Societies Union Limited (MANMUL)
Gejjalagere, Maddur Taluk, Mandya District. The food handlers those who were
already vaccinated previously were excluded for vaccination, clinical
examination was done for all, irrespective of their eligibility for
vaccination.
