Truth about खसरा-रुबेला(measles-rubella) का  टीका ||Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign India, 2017
Channel: Lalton Kalan Entertainment Channel
Date: 13/05/2018

Dr Puneet
Child Specialist 
Proffessor Head of the Department Pediatrics
DMC Ludhiana
Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign
India, 2017
What are measles and rubella diseases?
• Measles and Rubella are highly contagious viral diseases that are spread by contact
with an infected person through coughing and sneezing.
• Infection with Measles is followed by high fever, rash that spreads over the body,
cough, running nose and red watery eyes.
• Measles weakens the immune system of the body. Hence infection with Measles
often leads to serious complications that include blindness, encephalitis, severe
diarrhoea and severe respiratory infections such as pneumonia.
• Most measles-related deaths are caused by complications associated with the
disease.
• One-third of all measles-related deaths worldwide occur in India.
• Rubella is a mild viral infection that occurs most often in children and young adults.
• Infection with Rubella is followed by rash and low fever. It may be associated with
swelling of lymph node and joint pain.
• Rubella infection during pregnancy can cause abortion, stillbirth and may lead to
multiple birth defects in the new born; like blindness, deafness, heart defects; known
as Congenital Rubella Syndrome CRS
• India accounts for around one third of all children born worldwide with congenital
rubella syndrome 
What is congenital rubella syndrome ?
Rubella infection in pregnant women may have serious consequences causing
miscarriages, stillbirths or severe birth defects known as congenital rubella
syndrome CRS. Children with CRS can suffer hearing impairments, cataracts, heart
defects, developmental delay and many other lifelong disabilities.
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How can I protect my child from measles and rubella?
• Measles-rubella  vaccine is given for preventing both measles and rubella
diseases in the child.
• No specific treatment is available for measles and rubella but these diseases can
easily be prevented by vaccination.
When should I give my child Measles-Rubella MR vaccine?
• MR vaccine is given at 9-12 months and 16-24 months of age of child.
• The Government is providing Measles-Rubella vaccine free of cost through its
immunization programme.
Why is a Measles Rubella vaccination campaign being conducted?
• The purpose of the Measles-Rubella campaign is to protect your child and eliminate
transmission of Measles and Rubella from the community by vaccinating 100% target
children with MR vaccine.
• Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign is a special campaign to vaccinate all children
of 9 months to less than 15 years of age group with one additional dose of MR vaccine.
• This additional campaign dose will boost the immunity of child and protect the entire
community by eliminating transmission of measles and rubella.
• The conduct of Measles-Rubella vaccination campaigns was an important factor in
achieving measles elimination in the Western Hemisphere  2002 and the
elimination of indigenous rubella in 2009.