India, April 24 -- Gautam Budh Nagar has launched a school-based tetanus-diphtheria (TD) vaccination campaign between April 20 - 30 to protect children against serious infectious diseases such as diphtheria and tetanus, health officials said on Thursday.

As per the district plan, children studying in Class 1 will receive the DPT second booster dose, while students in Classes 4 and 5 will be given the TD-10 vaccine. Students of Classes 10 and 11 will receive the TD-16 vaccine, officials said.

"The drive is being conducted in phases, keeping in view the growing risk of diphtheria and seasonal conditions. Vaccination sessions have been scheduled in schools on designated dates during the campaign period," said district immunisation officer ...