Bangladesh Launches Emergency Vaccination Campaign Amid Measles Outbreak
Bangladesh has initiated an emergency vaccination drive targeting over one million children to combat a rapidly spreading measles outbreak that has already claimed 17 lives.
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Emergency jabs after 100 children die of suspected measles in a month in Bangladesh
More than 100 people, mostly children, have been killed by measles since mid-March, officials suspect.
Read full article →Bangladesh aims to vaccinate over 1 million children as fatal measles outbreak spreads
Bangladesh has launched an emergency vaccination campaign targeting more than a million children as a fast-spreading measles outbreak sweeps across the country. Health ministry figures show there have been 17 confirmed deaths from measles so far, with 113 suspected deaths and more than 7,500 suspected infections nationwide. The campaign, led by the health ministry with support from Unicef, the World Health Organization and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, began in 18 high-risk districts,...
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