Pentavalent vaccine has been introduced in eight states and will be expanded to 12 states including Telangana Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday. Pentavalent is a conjugate vaccine that combines antigens against five infections - diphtheria pertussis and tetanus (DPT) hepatitis B and Hib - in one shot. As of now pentavalent vaccine has been introduced in Tamil Nadu Kerala Puducherry Goa Karnataka Gujarat Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir Harsh Vardhan announced in the Lok Sabha. The vaccine will be expanded to 12 other states including all the districts of Telangana. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan also stated that the post introduction
