A program whose mechanism is vaccination delivery at scale, distinct from a general disease control effort that is not primarily vaccine based. Belongs here: an immunization or vaccination campaign. Does not belong here: a broader disease control program using methods besides vaccination, grouped under eradication and elimination or a disease specific program.
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1. Wikipedia: Expanded Programme on Immunization
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It was launched in May 1974 under the old name of Expanded Programme on Immunization.
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