Nationwide Vaccination Drive

Current context: The central government has announced to launch a nationwide vaccination drive to prevent eight diseases under Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0 across the country.

• Children under the age of 2 years and pregnant women are covered under the government's flagship scheme against the eight vaccine preventable diseases.
• The 8 vaccine preventable diseases included in the scheme are:

1. Diphtheria
2. Whooping cough
3. Tetanus
4. Poliomyelitis
5. Tuberculosis
6. Measles
7. Meningitis
8. Hepatitis B.

• Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0 (IMI) aims to achieve targets of full immunization coverage in 272 districts spread over 27 States.
• The IMI 2.0 will be carried out between December 2019 and March 2020.
• The campaign has been launched in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh on 2nd Dec 19 and would be conducted in 4 phases.

Question: 

Q.1 Which among the following diseases are covered in the nationwide vaccination drive under the Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0?

1. Diphtheria
2. Whooping cough
3. Tetanus
4. Poliomyelitis

a. 1,2 and 3
b. 2,3 and 4
c. 1,3 and 4
d. All 1,2,3 and 4