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In measles hotspots, minimum age for vaccine cut, booster added | Mumbai News


NEW DELHI: Even as an 8-month-old boy became the 13th victim of an ongoing measles outbreak in Greater Mumbai on Wednesday, the Coalition government recommended measles vaccination for children from 6 months to 5 years old live in this area. Affected area.
While the measles vaccine is usually given to children over 9 months of age, measles outbreaks have occurred in many states, including maharashtra, led Domain Knowledge Technical Experts led by Niti Aayog to recommend a “zero dose” for children between the ages of 6 months and 9 months. However, this will only be done in places where children in this age group account for about 10% of all measles cases. Other children (in the ‘9 months to 5 years’ group) living in hot spots will receive an additional dose regardless of whether they have received one or both doses according to the national immunization schedule.
Based on the central recommendation, the state health ministry will now draw up a detailed vaccination plan, public health secretary Maharashtra said. Sanjay khandare tell TOI.
BMC Additional city commissioner, Dr Sanjeev Kumar said the BMC will scale up its response to implement the center’s guidelines. The Union Ministry of Health said a special boost was needed because of an increase in measles cases between November and March. It has also recommended surveillance for malnourished children who are more susceptible to measles.
Meanwhile, Wednesday’s BMC update said an eight-month-old boy from Bhiwandi who was taken to a civilian hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday, passed away on Wednesday. The number of outbreaks in Mumbai has increased to 22 out of 11 wards. Thirty new cases have been admitted to various civilian hospitals.
Doctor Naveen ThackerPresident-elect of the International Pediatric Society, said measles needs a vaccination rate of 90-95% to prevent an outbreak.

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