Special Measles Vaccination Drive In Mumbai As Cases Mount. SEE PICS

Approximately 5% of the 1.9 lakh eligible children have received the measles vaccination in the three days after the BMC began providing an additional dosage to kids living in epidemic regions.(Source: PTI)

The recent measles outbreak in Mumbai is a result of reduced immunisation rates brought on by interrupted vaccination programmes and parents' reluctance to vaccinate their kids.(Source: PTI)

The BMC's initial estimate for the supplementary vaccination campaign recommended by the government health ministry was 1.38 lakh last week, but due to recent outbreaks in newer wards, the number of youngsters eligible has risen to 1.9 lakh.(Source: PTI)

16 kids, including a five-month-old, have died from measles in Mumbai and the surrounding areas during the past two months.(Source: PTI)

As of October, 538 confirmed cases of the measles had been registered in Maharashtra, according to latest statistics. Additionally, the number of measles cases has grown in Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, and Kerala.(Source: PTI)

The campaign got off to a sluggish start on Thursday, when 1,142 kids in the 9-to-5-year-old age range received an extra dosage, while 20 kids in the 6 to 9-month age range received no treatment at all. The figures rose to 3,208 and 109, respectively, on Friday. The figures were 3,064 and 55, respectively, on Saturday.(Source: PTI)