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Measles outbreak in Mumbai: Parents to get a call day before kid’s vaccination
Updated On: 01 December, 2022 07:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Suraj Pandey
While this will boost immunisation against measles, the BMC feels this might help create confidence among the people that it is concerned about their children’s safety
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The vaccines are being administered for free
The parents of children due for measles vaccination, will get a call from BMC personnel a day before their jab, as a reminder. The additional municipal commissioner (AMC), health has directed civic personnel to do so, to boost immunisation.
The eastern suburbs are reeling in the measles crisis. So far five wards in the eastern suburbs have reported outbreaks and compared to the city and western suburbs, it has 142 cases. These include L (Kurla) - 7 outbreaks and 49 cases; M-East (Govandi) - 7 outbreaks and 71 cases; M- West ward (Chembur) - 3 outbreaks and 11 cases; S ward (Bhandup) - 1 outbreak and 6 case and N ward (Ghatkopar) - 1 outbreak and 5 cases.
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