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Good support for immunisation drive in Tiruchi district: WHO officer
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Good support for immunisation drive in Tiruchi district: WHO officer

The Hindu  

Tiruchi district is performing well in terms of immunisation, due to wide-ranging public acceptance of vaccinations, and adequate healthcare support, Saira Banu, surveillance medical officer, World Health Organisation, NPSP Unit, Puducherry, said on Thursday. The Deputy Director of Health Services said that people in Tiruchi were quite open to the immunisation programme. “We also ensure that the medical workers reach …

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Covid has increased risk of measles, neurological disorder: Experts
1 year ago

Covid has increased risk of measles, neurological disorder: Experts

Hindustan Times  

Covid pandemic has increased the risk of measles and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis possibly due of postponement of measles vaccination between 2020 and 2022, said experts at the a continued medical education programme on SSPE organised by department of neurology at King George’s Medical University on Saturday. SSPE a progressive neurological disorder among children and young adults effecting central nervous system,” …

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Reports claiming 11 lakh children missed first measles vaccine in 2022 'inaccurate': Health Ministry
1 year, 1 month ago

Reports claiming 11 lakh children missed first measles vaccine in 2022 'inaccurate': Health Ministry

The Hindu  

Media reports claiming that an estimated 11 lakh children in India missed their first measles vaccine dose in 2022 are "ill-informed and inaccurate," the Union Ministry of Health Family Welfare said on November 18. There have been some media reports alleging that an estimated 11 lakh children in India missed their first measles vaccine dose in 2022, according to a …

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‘Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0’ immunisation drive in Udupi district between August 7 and October 14
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0’ immunisation drive in Udupi district between August 7 and October 14

The Hindu  

The Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0 of immunising children and pregnant women against vaccine-preventable diseases will be conducted in Udupi district in three phases between August 7 and October 14, according to the Deputy Commissioner of Udupi K. Vidyakumari. Addressing presspersons in Udupi on Friday, she said the first phase would be from August 7 to 12, the second phase would …

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Childhood immunisation rates show sign of post-pandemic rebound: WHO and Unicef
1 year, 5 months ago

Childhood immunisation rates show sign of post-pandemic rebound: WHO and Unicef

India TV News  

According to a new report by the World Health Organization and Unicef on Tuesday, immunisation services have shown recovery in many countries, including India, after the historic backsliding caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, yet some low-income countries are lagging, However, the report showed that in low-income countries, immunisation coverage still falls short of pre-pandemic levels putting children at grave risk …

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SA records first measles case in three years, with more expected as global case numbers grow
1 year, 8 months ago

SA records first measles case in three years, with more expected as global case numbers grow

ABC  

South Australia has recorded its first case of measles since 2019, with a three-year-old boy catching the infection overseas — where measles case numbers are on the rise. Key points: A three-year-old boy has tested positive to measles in South Australia More measles cases are expected after global immunisation levels dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic People born between 1966 and …

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MP: Indore Sees 47 Cases of Measles in One Month; 83 Pc Patients Unvaccinated
1 year, 9 months ago

MP: Indore Sees 47 Cases of Measles in One Month; 83 Pc Patients Unvaccinated

News 18  

At least 47 cases of measles have been detected in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore in the last one month and 83 per cent of the infected persons had not been vaccinated, an official said on Monday. The administration has received reports of 47 cases of measles in one month, and the affected persons range from a six-month-old baby to a 19-year-old …

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Explained | India’s plan to eradicate measles, rubella
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | India’s plan to eradicate measles, rubella

The Hindu  

The story so far: As the new year dawned, so did a crucial target for India. Dr. Jacob John, noted virologist who heads the India Experts Advisory Group for eliminating MR, equates it to a phenomenon similar to COVID-19 infections catching up in China end of last year, since they had ‘escaped the previous waves of infection.’ “It is a …

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Special measles vaccination drive for destitute children to start today
1 year, 11 months ago

Special measles vaccination drive for destitute children to start today

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The hidden population – families which live on the street side, under bridges or at construction sites – in the city is difficult to track and goes out of the radar pretty often. However, targeting such families, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will start a special measles vaccination drive today which will focus on children living in these areas. With …

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Chandrakant Lahariya | Amid surge in measles cases, it’s time to step up jabs for all
2 years ago

Chandrakant Lahariya | Amid surge in measles cases, it’s time to step up jabs for all

Deccan Chronicle  

There has been an emergence of measles cases in many states in India. The measles vaccine was first developed in 1963, but soon became part of immunisation programmes and measles cases and mortality had come down drastically. A global report released in October 2022 has estimated that in 2021, an estimated 40 million children worldwide did not receive either both …

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16 measles deaths in MMR, 10 in last 15 days
2 years ago

16 measles deaths in MMR, 10 in last 15 days

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai A 5-month-old child from Wadala and a 21-month-old from Thane died of suspected measles on Tuesday. 16 measles deaths in MMR, 10 in last 15 days The child from Wadala suffered cardiac disease since birth, and was not immunised since he was too young to get the measles vaccine as per the universal immunisation programme. The family had shifted …

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Need to study altered epidemiology to tackle measles, say health experts
2 years ago

Need to study altered epidemiology to tackle measles, say health experts

The Hindu  

Fall in routine immunisation activities during the pandemic might have significantly contributed to the current outbreak of measles at Malappuram. Health officials said that close to one lakh children in the district had not received the first dose at nine months of age and that 1.16 lakh children had not received the second dose. Measles is historically a childhood disease …

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12 deaths, 233 cases and counting… Why Mumbai is witnessing a measles outbreak
2 years, 1 month ago

12 deaths, 233 cases and counting… Why Mumbai is witnessing a measles outbreak

Firstpost  

Mumbai is in the grips of a measles outbreak; the city has already recorded 12 deaths and 233 cases of the contagious viral disease. “It is also clear that in all such geographies, the effected children were predominantly unvaccinated and the average coverage of Measles and Rubella Containing Vaccine among the eligible beneficiaries is also significantly below the national average,” …

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Measles surging as COVID-19 curbs disrupt vaccinations
4 years, 1 month ago

Measles surging as COVID-19 curbs disrupt vaccinations

Firstpost  

By Kate Kelland LONDON - Measles surged to infect almost 870,000 people across the world in 2019, the worst figures in almost a quarter of a century as vaccination levels fell below critical levels, a report said on Thursday. Millions of children are at risk of the disease again this year as restrictions imposed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic further …

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