Samoa Heath Ministry To Boost Measles Vaccination
Apia: Samoa’s Ministry of Health is set to launch a campaign to boost the percentage of measles vaccination in the country.
17 Feb 2023 19:00
Samoa will soon launch a campaign to boost her measle
vaccination campaign. Photo: RNZ Pacific
Apia: Samoa’s Ministry of Health is set to launch a campaign to boost the percentage of measles vaccination in the country.
It follows a confirmed case of the disease in New Zealand. The person was infected overseas; however, they did not become infectious until after their arrival in New Zealand. The confirmed case is now isolating at home in Auckland and contact tracing is underway.
Director general of Health, Aiono Professor Alec Ekeroma, told the Samoa Observer awareness programmes were ongoing, but the ministry would launch a campaign soon to increase the measles vaccine coverage.
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Source: RNZ Pacific
