गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Ministry of Health and Population urges to get children vaccinated against rubella, measles Nepal Ministry of Health and Population urges to get children vaccinated against rubella, measles KathmanduPati January 11, 2023 File Photo KATHMANDU – The Ministry of Health and Population has urged all parents to take their children to the nearest health facility for vaccination against rubella and measles. Children at nine months should be administered vaccine against rubella and measles while second dose should be given in the 15th month. The Ministry appealed to the parents for the vaccine in the wake of outbreak of rubella and measles cases reported among children in Nepalgunj. Experts say that if double dose of vaccine is administered, its effectiveness remains at 97 per cent. A total of 90 cases of measles were reported among children in Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City recently while an infant is reported dead due to the infection, the Ministry said. The Ministry has launched vaccination drive in the areas measles cases were reported. So far, measles vaccine has been administered in 3,000 children in the affected areas, the Ministry said. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal reassures India over border remarks but domestic political fallout… No parking fees required for ‘pick and drop’ for 15… ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine… Government initiates revising school level national curriculum framework 16 percent of children are malnourished in Madhesh RSP delegation holds talks with BJP leadership Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane4 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested5 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished6 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Prime Minister’s Dashain greeting card using old map without Limpiyadhura sparks outrage in social media Indian Army Chief General Naravane to visit Nepal in November Mohammed Zahidur Rahman: Countries need to have strong policies to sustain development CDO Bhatta: Lockdown in Kathmandu Valley should be extended until Dashain Longer conflict along China borders cannot be discounted, warns Indian Chief of Defence Staff Rawat Crusher, boulder industries asked to abide by new set of rules
