Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination begins in Malkangiri Dist

The much-awaited Vaccination for Japanese Encephalitis (JE) began in Malkangiri district on Monday. As many as 2.18 lakh children aged between 1-15 years identified for vaccination.

District Collector K Sudarshan Chakravarty inaugurated the drive against JE in the district today.

The Vaccination programme would be carried out from 8 AM to 3 PM everyday for 15 days. The programme will continue till December 21.

Notably, the Japanese Encephalitis has claimed over 121 lives in Malkangiri district so far.