India, Feb. 22 -- Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Saturday launched the indigenously manufactured tetanus and adult diphtheria (Td) vaccine at the Central Research Institute in Himachal Pradesh's Kasauli. With the formal launch of the Td vaccine, the vaccine has now been introduced for supply under the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP).

The Central Research Institute will supply 55 lakh doses to the UIP by April, with production expected to scale up progressively in subsequent years to further strengthen the Central Government's Universal Immunisation Programme, Nadda said.

Addressing the gathering, Nadda congratulated the scientists, technical experts and staff of the Central Research Institute Kasauli, describing the launch Td ...