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Low immunisation rates due to the COVID pandemic, vaccine hesitancy and pockets of low immunity to measles infection might have led to the outbreak of measles infection in the Government of India.
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Both measles and rubella are preventable infections and can be eliminated through vaccination. As a part of working towards this goal, India started the MR campaign in 2017.
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Building on the investments and lessons learned from polio eradication, India has made a substantial effort toward measles and rubella elimination.
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This low vaccination coverage decreases herd immunity; therefore, enough people having antibodies fall. As a result, it makes it easy for the virus to spread infection and cause outbreaks.
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However, despite MR's supplemental immunization catch-up campaign, pockets of low immunity at sub-national levels and dropouts after the first dose of vaccine remained a significant issue.
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Increasing the vaccine coverage to 95 per cent in all sections of India is the objective. In high-risk districts, outbreak preparedness and responding rapidly play an essential role.
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Up to the age of five, missed doses are delivered with two doses spaced four weeks apart. To attain herd immunity, 95 per cent of children should receive both vaccine doses.
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The Coronavirus pandemic has interrupted vaccination campaigns, including measles, worldwide, and India is no exception. Also, the strengthening of routine immunization plays a significant role in measles and rubella eradication in India.
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Children in India receive the first dose of the measles vaccine at 9 to 12 months and a second dose at 15 to 18 months. Typically, children with measles infection present with fever, dry cough, cold, inflamed eyes, sore throat, and blotchy skin rash.
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Children younger than five years of age, adults older than 20, and pregnant women are more likely to suffer from complications.
