Cambodia’s biggest nationwide immunization campaign succeeds: minister

Some 4.5 million Cambodian children aged between 9 months and 15 years, have received new measles and rubella vaccines during the biggest nationwide immunization campaign, starting from October to December. Addressing in a joint press conference on the success of measles-rubella vaccine supplementary immunization activity campaign on Friday, Health Minister Mam Bunheng said it was a historic milestone for Cambodia in its efforts to protect children from future rubella infection and the severe consequences of congenital rubella syndrome. He said the immunization campaign cost about 7 million U.S. dollars. …

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