In six days, Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccines were administered to 1.73 lakh children in flood-affected areas of Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts. The special vaccination campaign will go on till the end of December.
The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine had launched a special MR vaccination campaign on December 13, to prevent any outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, especially measles. This was to cover children aged nine months to 15 years in flood-affected areas, following Cyclone Michaung.
