MELAKA: The Melaka Health Department will be administering measles vaccine booster shots after the disease recorded a surge in the state last year.
Its director Datuk Dr Rusdi Abd Rahman said the number of measles cases increased by 175% to 22 cases from only eight in 2021.
The Melaka Tengah District Health Office will implement measles vaccine booster activities to increase group immunity and reduce the number of measles infections, especially among children and residents of high-risk areas. He said in the initial stage, the exercise would be conducted in Melaka Tengah district in selected localities in the Bukit Rambai area and would include census activities and the dissemination of information on the need for booster shots.
“The administration of booster vaccines for infants and children aged nine months to seven years will be done house to house from 8am to 5pm daily, including Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, from March 1 to 8,” he said.
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