US EditionIndonesia launches a measles vaccination campaign after 17 die in an outbreak
- Hundreds of children in Indonesia lined up for free measles shots as authorities initiated a vaccination campaign after 17 deaths were linked to an outbreak in East Java province.
- Officials reported that more than 2,000 children were infected over the past eight months, with 16 of the 17 deaths occurring in Sumenep district.
- Last year, only 72% of Indonesia's 22 million children under 5 received the measles vaccine, and vaccination rates were below 50% in some provinces, according to Statistics Indonesia.
- Imam Hasyim stated that without intervention, measles could spread further and become more fatal in the future.
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Indonesia launches a measles vaccination campaign after 17 die in an
SUMENEP, Indonesia: Hundreds of children in Indonesia lined up for free measles shots Monday as authorities rolled out a vaccination campaign in response to an outbreak that has caused 17 deaths. More than 2,000 children were infected in East Java province over the past eight months, according to officials who said 16 of the 17 deaths occurred in Sumenep district. Sixteen
Hundreds of children in Indonesia lined up this Monday to receive free measles vaccines, as part of a mass immunization campaign launched by the authorities following an outbreak that has left 17 deaths in recent months. According to the Sumenep District Health Agency in East Java province, more than 2,000 children became infected in the last eight months. Sixteen of the victims were not immunized and the remaining had not completed the vaccinat…
Hundreds of children in Indonesia lined up Monday to receive free measles vaccines, while authorities launched a vaccination campaign in response to an outbreak that has caused 17 deaths.
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