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Kenya launch a measles vaccination campaign in response to an outbreak

Kenya’s health ministry is set to launch a two-week measles vaccination campaign targeting 1.2 million children aged nine months to five years.

This comes after an outbreak in seven counties in which 90% of children under the age of five did not receive the two-dose vaccine.

Due to the movement of people from one location to another in search of food and water, health workers have found it difficult to administer this life-saving vaccine to children.

The ministry has not disclosed how many cases and deaths have been reported, but is urging parents and guardians to ensure their children get vaccinated to contain the outbreak.

Measles is a highly contagious disease characterised by a high fever and a rash. The vaccination coverage has steadily declined globally since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The campaign will begin on Friday and end on 18 December.

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