₹75,000 Private vs FREE Government Vaccination 😱 | Save ₹50,000 | Manu's 18 Month Journey

🙏 Every parent should know this information about childhood vaccination. I am Manu's father, and in this video I am sharing our real vaccination journey from birth until Manu became 18 months old. I recently took Manu to the hospital for her vaccination, and that made me think about something very important: Do Indian parents know that many vaccines under the Government of India's Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) are provided FREE of cost? The Government's UIP provides eligible children with vaccines according to the National Immunization Schedule. The program covers protection against several vaccine-preventable diseases, and the government encourages caregivers to complete the recommended vaccinations on time. 💰 ₹75,000 vs FREE — What are we talking about? In our personal experience, if we consider the complete vaccination journey through private healthcare, the total cost can be around ₹75,000. But many vaccines included in the Government of India's UIP are provided free of cost through government vaccination services. We also took some additional vaccines privately, which cost us around ₹25,000. So, based on our experience: 🏥 Complete private vaccination: ~₹75,000 🇮🇳 Government UIP vaccines: FREE* 💉 Additional vaccines taken privately: ~₹25,000 💰 Potential saving compared with our private-only cost: ~₹50,000 *Availability and eligibility depend on the Government's current immunization schedule and the applicable health facility/program. This is why I believe every Indian parent should at least know about the government vaccination program before spending money privately. 💉 Government Vaccination Schedule Explained In this video, I have explained the vaccination journey in simple language, including: 👶 At Birth • BCG • OPV-0 • Hepatitis-B birth dose 💉 Around 6 Weeks • OPV • Pentavalent • Rotavirus • PCV • Fractional IPV 💉 Around 10 Weeks • OPV • Pentavalent • Rotavirus 💉 Around 14 Weeks • OPV • Pentavalent • Rotavirus • PCV • Fractional IPV 👶 Around 9–12 Months • MR-1 • PCV booster • fIPV • Vitamin A • JE where applicable 👧 Around 16–24 Months • DPT booster • MR-2 • OPV booster • Vitamin A • JE where applicable The exact schedule and applicability can depend on the child's age, location and government program. For example, Government of India guidance states that JE vaccination is provided in applicable/endemic areas rather than universally in every district. 🏥 What about vaccines outside the Government program? In the video, I also talk about some vaccines that we discussed/took through private healthcare, including: 💉 Influenza 💉 Typhoid 💉 Hepatitis A 💉 Chickenpox / Varicella 💉 JE where applicable …and other vaccines that may be recommended depending on the child. Please don't use this video as a substitute for medical advice. Vaccine recommendations can vary according to the child's age, health history, location and the current advice of a qualified pediatrician. ❤️ My message to every Indian parent As a father, my only intention behind making this video is awareness. I don't want any child to miss an important vaccination simply because their parents didn't know that government vaccination services were available. Please: ✅ Check your child's vaccination card ✅ Ask your nearest government health facility about vaccines available under UIP ✅ Follow the recommended vaccination schedule ✅ If any dose has been missed, speak with your pediatrician/health worker about completing the schedule ✅ Ask your pediatrician about any additional vaccines appropriate for your child Vaccination is one of the important ways to protect children from serious vaccine-preventable diseases. 🇮🇳 Please share this video with other parents. One share could help another family learn about the government vaccination program. ❤️ 👨‍👩‍👧 Manu Ki Mummy Khushi Our channel is about: ❤️ Family Vlogs 👶 Parenting & Baby Life 💉 Child Vaccination Awareness 🍲 Cooking & Recipes 🎵 Bhajans & Devotional Music 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Experiences Subscribe to our channel: Manu Ki Mummy Khushi on YouTube If this video helped you, please LIKE 👍 | COMMENT 💬 | SHARE 📲 | SUBSCRIBE ❤️ And tell me in the comments: Did you know that many vaccines under India's government UIP are available free of cost? 🇮🇳 #ChildVaccination #VaccinationAwareness #GovernmentVaccination #FreeVaccination #BabyVaccination #VaccinationIndia #Immunization #ParentingIndia #ChildHealth #BabyCare #GovernmentOfIndia #UIP #NationalImmunizationSchedule #IndianParents #ManuKiMummyKhushi