Under India's Universal Immunization Programme (UIP), which vaccine was MOST recently added to the National Immunization Schedule (NIS) as a routine vaccine?

• A Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)
• B Rotavirus vaccine (RVV)
• C Adult JE vaccine
• D Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) ✓

Explanation

Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV — Typbar-TCV) was introduced in India's NIS in 2022, given as a single dose at 9–12 months of age, making it one of the most recently added vaccines to the routine schedule. PCV was introduced in 2017 (selected states, phased rollout), Rotavirus vaccine in 2016, and JE vaccine in endemic districts since 2006. TCV provides long-lasting protection compared to older unconjugated typhoid vaccines.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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