measles

WHO alarmed over disruption of children’s routine vaccination

WHO alarmed over disruption of children’s routine vaccination

July 17, 2021

Shunu Sarkar, a resident of New Ashok Nagar in east Delhi, says she has had enough of government’s obsession with Covid-19, while not taking preventive measures against other diseases, especially those impacting children. “I have been checked for about four times in three wee...

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Missed vaccinations may make children worst victims of Covid

Missed vaccinations may make children worst victims of Covid

November 29, 2020

Earlier this month, an alarming report was published by the World Health Organisation and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report said that measles cases surged globally in 2019, reaching highest levels in 23 years, while deaths caused by the high...

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World Immunisation Week: UNICEF vaccinates almost half the world’s children

World Immunisation Week: UNICEF vaccinates almost half the world’s children

April 29, 2017

As the world observes International Immunisation Week from April 24-30, 2017, with the theme #VaccinesWork, a data released by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reveals that UNICEF is the largest buyer of vaccines for children in the world, yet millions of children in India...

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