Captured by : About 1,300 school students were vaccinated against rubella and measles
CORTALIM: About 1,300 school students were vaccinated against rubella and measles in a drive which started on Wednesday.
According to Medical Officer Dr Succour Quadros of Cortalim Primary Health Centre, the four-week drive will be covered under three categories. First two weeks, the vaccination will be carried out in schools in coordination with Education Department, one week will be at outreach sites in sub-health centres, anganwadis and those places which are accessible to public and one week will be for 'sweeping drive' wherein those children left out will be vaccinated.
Dr Quadors said children above nine months and below 15 years will be covered under the MR campaign.
On Wednesday, 1,300 students of Little Followers (Church Street) , Government Primary School, (Sotrant), Al-Madani School and Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School in Cortalim were vaccinated, while 20,000 children are expected to be covered under the special campaign.
On Thursday, the students of St Joseph High School and Our Lady of Succour School will be administered the vaccination.
