Anti-measles drive in two districts of Punjab from today
LAHORE: The Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department is launching special drive against measles from July 5 to 10 in two districts.
According to the P&SHD spokesperson on Sunday, the anti-measles drive would be launched in 44 Union Councils (UCs) of Lahore and Rawalpindi districts.
In this campaign, children from 6 months to 5 years of age will be administered with the measles vaccine.
The P&SHD has urged the parents to ensure the vaccination of their children against measles to protect them from the disease.
It is pertinent to mention here that the measles was a dangerous and fast spreading contagious disease which spread through coughing.
The decision of drive had been taken after reports of number of cases of measles from these union councils.
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