Picture for representation from Reuters: Vaccination certificate soon to be must for school admission in Kerala

In Kerala, certificate of vaccination will become mandatory for school admission.

The Kerala cabinet approved a draft Medical Policy on Tuesday. According to the draft Medical Policy, it is necessary for all students seeking admission to produce a vaccination card.

Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja, sharing the draft with the media said that the new policy would revitalise and fortify the health sector. However, this will not go down well with the anti-vaccination groups around the country.

MEDICAL POLICY

According to Shailaja, a few major highlights in the draft policy apart from the mandatory vaccination card include autonomy for the state-run medical colleges, primary health centres in the state to function till 6 pm, separate clinics for transgenders, and a training programme for the common public who will be trained in trauma care so as to act quickly when an accident occurs.

According to the prevalent basic health protocol in Kerala, vaccination for babies starting from two months includes against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, measles, mumps, rubella and polio.

According to basic health protocol presently in Kerala, vaccination for babies starting from two months, includes against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, measles, mumps, rubella, and polio.

The draft of the new policy was prepared by a team of 17 experts. The team was led by distinguished neurosurgeon and Kerala University's former Vice-Chancellor B Iqbal.

(With inputs from IANS)