Mangla Hospital and Research Center, Shakti Chowk, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India. Correspondence to: Dr Vipin M. Vashishtha, Director and Consultant Pediatrician, Mangla Hospital and Research Center, Shakti Chowk, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, 246 701, India.
Indian Pediatr. 2019 Feb 15;56(2):101-104.
Adolescent immunization is one of the important yet a neglected field in India. There is no adolescent-specific schedule in the government's Universal Immunization Program. Though a separate adolescent immunization schedule exists for the private sector, there is almost no data on the coverage rates of the adolescent vaccines. With the changing epidemiology of certain vaccine preventable diseases, rapid development in the field of vaccinology and the advent of some new vaccines, there is a need to revisit the adolescent vaccination schedule. Common vaccine preventable diseases like dengue, mumps, hepatitis A and typhoid should be given higher priority whereas an alternate strategy should be adopted on the use of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis.
青少年免疫是印度一个重要但被忽视的领域。政府的普遍免疫计划中没有专门针对青少年的计划。虽然私营部门有单独的青少年免疫计划，但几乎没有关于青少年疫苗接种覆盖率的数据。随着某些疫苗可预防疾病的流行病学变化、疫苗学领域的快速发展和一些新疫苗的出现，有必要重新审视青少年疫苗接种计划。常见的疫苗可预防疾病，如登革热、腮腺炎、甲型肝炎和伤寒，应给予更高的优先级，而对于白喉、破伤风和百日咳疫苗的使用，则应采取替代策略。
