measles
- Telangana
Telangana: Health dept to conduct MRCV vaccination drive for children
Hyderabad: Telangana Public Health Department will likely administer a special dose of Measles and Rubella Containing Vaccine (MRCV) for children between 9 months and 5 years in vulnerable regions across Telangana.The vaccine…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Measles vaccination drive started in Old City
Hyderabad: In view of the outbreak of measles, the health authorities in Hyderabad started an awareness and vaccination drive to protect the children. The aid of Islamic religious leaders was sought by…
- World
Measles outbreak kills 74 children in Afghanistan
Kabul: At least 74 children died following an outbreak of measles in Afghanistan’s northern province of Badakhshan, an official said Sunday. “There had been pockets of measles cases across several Badakhshan districts, including…
- Health
No reprieve as Samoa measles death toll hits 70, UN sends aid
Apia: A devastating measles outbreak has continued to spread in Samoa, with the death toll reaching 70, as the United Nations on Monday released $2.6 million in emergency aid to combat the epidemic.…
- Health
Government shutdown in Samoa amid ‘cruel’ measles outbreak
Wellington: Samoa ordered a government shutdown to help combat a devastating measles outbreak Monday, as five more children succumbed to the virus, lifting the death toll in the tiny Pacific nation to…
- Health
More than 5,000 measles deaths in DR Congo this year: WHO
Geneva: Measles has killed more than 5,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January — more than double the toll in the country’s Ebola epidemic — the World Health Organization…
- World
Over 700 cases of Measles surface in US
Washington: At least 704 people in the United States have been affected by measles this year, authorities said on Monday. The Washington Post cited a report in which the Centers for Disease…
- Health
Study warns of measles outbreak
Washington: New research has indicated that a decline in measles vaccination could lead to the outbreak of the disease in full swing. The research was published in the journal, Neuron. According to…
- Health
Hundreds vaccinated after measles emergency in New York
New York: A New York county which declared a state of emergency over a measles outbreak is on the “right path” after administering hundreds of vaccinations in two days, the chief of…
- Health
Measles outbreak claims 130 lives in Manila
Manila [Philippines]: A measles outbreak this year in Manila has claimed 130 lives so far. Among dead are mostly children aged between one and four, health authorities confirmed on Tuesday. According to…
- Health
Measles outbreak in Philippines kills 70
Manila: At least 70 people, mostly children under four years of age, have been confirmed dead due to measles outbreak in the Philippines and the authorities are blaming vaccine hesitancy for the…
- News
Will challenge court’s decision: Delhi govt on MR vaccination campaign
NEW DELHI: After the Delhi High Court put a stay on the state government’s ambitious measles-rubella (MR) vaccination campaign, the parterning Department of Health and education will now challenge the court’s latest…
