MAHENDRANAGAR, June 8: The 'measles-rubella vaccination campaign' is being launched for children from six months to less than 15 years of age in Kanchanpur district from today.

As part of the vaccination campaign, doses of measles-rubella will be administered to 114,623 children in Kanchanpur, informed Chief of Health Office Kanchanpur, senior public health officer, Daya Krishna Pant.

A discussion program was also held with stakeholders on vaccination drive in Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur on Wednesday. The vaccination drive will last till June 15.

The vaccination campaign will be administered through public places, including health facility and school.

"I request the parents to get inoculation service for their children from concerned vaccination centers in a confident way," Pant said, adding, 'Though people from all age groups can contact the disease, it has higher effects among children. So, we are targeting the age group of infant and children'.

The vaccination drive has been put in place to realize the government's national target to eliminate measles-rubella by 2026.

Vaccination service will be administered through 572 centers in Kanchanpur. As many as 353 health workers have been mobilized for administering inoculation services.

(RSS)     

 
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