Article 5KYN8 Kenya in rush to vaccinate 4m children as measles cases surge

Kenya in rush to vaccinate 4m children as measles cases surge

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Peter Muiruri in Nairobi
from Science | The Guardian on (#5KYN8)

WHO reports measles outbreaks in eight African countries amid huge fall-off in jabs during Covid

Kenya has restarted its vaccination programme in an effort to tackle the re-emergence of measles, which has surged in the country during the Covid restrictions.

A 10-day campaign against highly contagious measles and rubella has begun to target 4 million children aged nine months to five years in 22 of Kenya's 47 counties where outbreaks are highest.

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