Sierra Leone targets 1.5m children in measles campaign

The Second round of vaccination against measles in Sierra Leone has been scheduled to commence on Thursday, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation said today. Over 1.5 million children are being targeted during the five-day campaign that will see health volunteers move door-to-door to vaccinate children against the preventable viral disease that reared its ugly head at the height of the Ebola epidemic.

Children who missed out on other routine vaccinations will also be given those doses.

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