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It is well known that when a immunisation programme is implemented
successivley over a period of time there is bound to be change of
epidemiology of the disease. It has been observed with all vaccine
preventable diseases that children of higher age group (>10 years)are
susceptible. This is because these are the children that were left out
during the days when the vaccine coverage was low. In this regard we would
like to highlight the strategy of Government of India to control the
problem.
1. All the children from 9 months to 14 years will get Measles vaccine
irrespective of their previous vaccination status.
2. At the same time it is aimed that the coverage against all vaccine
preventable diseases should become 100%.
3. A very good surviellance system to detect and respond to outbreak.
4. Outbreak response immunisation
Competing interests:
This response is meant to share a solution that has already been implemented
Lessons from India
It is well known that when a immunisation programme is implemented
successivley over a period of time there is bound to be change of
epidemiology of the disease. It has been observed with all vaccine
preventable diseases that children of higher age group (>10 years)are
susceptible. This is because these are the children that were left out
during the days when the vaccine coverage was low. In this regard we would
like to highlight the strategy of Government of India to control the
problem.
1. All the children from 9 months to 14 years will get Measles vaccine
irrespective of their previous vaccination status.
2. At the same time it is aimed that the coverage against all vaccine
preventable diseases should become 100%.
3. A very good surviellance system to detect and respond to outbreak.
4. Outbreak response immunisation
Competing interests:
This response is meant to share a solution that has already been implemented
Competing interests: No competing interests