LARGE-SCALE CAMPAIGN OF VACCINATION AGAINST MEASLES, RUBELLA TO BE STARTED IN ARMENIA IN OCTOBER
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
June 28 2007
YEREVAN, June 28. /ARKA/. A large-scale campaign of vaccination
against measles and rubella is to be started in Armenia in October,
Chief of State Hygienic and Epidemiologic Inspection of Armenia
Artavazd Vanian said at the government briefing Thursday.
The campaign will be held in line with the National program of struggle
against measles, rubella and mumps, Vanian said.
Children at the age of 1-5 are to be vaccinated. Vanian also attached
importance to involvement of the population in the campaign and said
that the program is to cover 95% of the population.
In parallel with local elimination of these diseases, injection
of double-dose vaccination will be practiced to also prevent the
congenital syndrome of rubella and mumps, the epidemiologist said.
The Armenian Government approved the National program for elimination
of local cases of measles and rubella, anti-mumps measures and
prevention of congenital syndromes of rubella for 2007-2010. The
National Program envisages mass vaccination.