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Fears of an epidemic prompt urgent vaccination campaign in famine-hit Zimbabwe.(Brief Article)
2002 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fears of a measles epidemic prompts urgent vaccination campaign in famine-hit Zimbabwe
With an estimated 3 million Zimbabwean children at risk because of drought and food shortages, fears of a measles epidemic has prompted an urgent vaccination campaign. In the current crisis, children's bodies have already become weakened by a lack of vital nutrients making them more susceptible to crippling diseases such as measles.
"An epidemic of measles in these circumstances would be particularly devastating and could easily lead to increased child deaths," said Festo Kavishe, UNICEF Zimbabwe's representative. "In fact, one religious group that would not normally want their children immunized decided that, in these ...
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