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The vitamin A supplement administered in -Prevention of nutritional blindness in children programme" contain -

A
25,000 IU/ml
B
1 Lakh IU/ml
C
3 Lakh IU/ml
D
5 Lakh IU/ml
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'b' i.e., 1 Lakh IU/mlo According to vitamin A prophylaxis programme children between 9 months and 5 years are given 9 megadoses of vitamin a concentrate at 6 month interval.o The first two doses are integrated with measles vaccination and DPT Ist Booster.o For infant the dose is 1 ml equivalent to 1 lakh IU and in children it is 2 ml i.e. 2 lakh IU.

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