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 Ministry emphasizes politics-free education sector Disaster-induced incidents claim 23 lives in 12 days Writ filed challenging govt plan to evacuate riverbank settlements All will be brought on board to conduct NC general… Twelve houses gutted in fire in Nawalparasi Dissemination of misleading contents doesn’t serve FoE spirit: Minister Timilsina Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested2 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment3 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane4 PM Karki addresses 61st Session of Human Rights Council: Reaffirms Nepal’s unflinching commitment to advancing human rights5 NC President Thapa expresses sorrow over Dhading bus accident6 Govt declares three-day public holiday of election7 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Public Relations for a Soldier Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General
