ADDITIONAL VACCINATION OF PERSONS AGED 6-27 AGAINST MEASLES AND GERMAN MEASLES TO BE DONE IN ARMENIA IN AUTUMN

Noyan Tapan
Apr 16 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia has joined the World
Health Organization’s (WHO) global policy of eradicating measles
and German measles in Europe by 2010. Head of the RA National
Immunoprevention Program Gayane Sahakian stated this at the April
16 press conference. According to her, cases of measles and German
measles are seldom registered in Armenia. She said that despite it,
a new outbreak of measles or German measles is not ruled out in the
country, which is typical of these diseases.

G. Sahakian said that a draft 2007-2010 national strategical program
has been developed with the aim of eradicating cases of measles and
German measles and controlling mumps and congenital symptom of German
measles in Armenia. The program envisages additional vaccination of
persons aged 6-27 against measles and German measles in the autumn. It
was noted that WHO, UNICEF, Vishnevskaya-Rostropovich Foundation have
contributed to implementation of additional vaccination.