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Not only kids, adults too require routine vaccination
Vaccination will boost our immune response as we age and help our body fight various infectious diseases and tackle further complications.
91% of Sri Lankan children vaccinated against measles
23 Jan 2024 11:56 AM ISTAmid a rapidly aging population, Sri Lanka is proactively addressing the rise of non-communicable diseases like memory impairment, eye diseases and...
91% of Sri Lankan children vaccinated against measles
23 Jan 2024 8:49 AM ISTRecognising the existing drug shortage, the government is actively importing essential medicines, with shortages gradually decreasing, according to...
Scientists find how measles virus spreads in human brain
22 Dec 2023 6:00 PM ISTMeasles is one of the most contagious diseases that infects the upper respiratory tract
Over 9 million measles cases, 1.36 lakh fatalities: Study
19 Nov 2023 7:00 AM ISTThe report captures the continued burden of measles, one of the world’s most contagious diseases.
Media reports of 11L children missing first measles dose "inaccurate":...
18 Nov 2023 7:00 PM ISTBesides this, IMI 5.0 was carried out in 2023 with a special focus on increasing the coverage of the MR vaccine in children up to the age of five...
1.1mn Indian children missed measles vaccine in 2022
18 Nov 2023 8:00 AM ISTMeasles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease that requires high population immunity for transmission to be interrupted.
Immunisation rates of Yemeni kids plummet amid conflict: WHO
25 Oct 2023 12:16 PM ISTFrom January to September, 42,400 children in Yemen had measles, and there were 514 associated deaths.