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February 10, 2003

INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS

"TN to Include MMR, Rubella, in Immunization Schedule" Hindu(02/09/03); Kannan, Ramya

A new immunization schedule is to be launched in the Theni, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Cuddalore, and Perambalur districts in Tamil Nadu, India, that will include for the first time the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.  This pilot project was created by the World Bank-assisted ICDS project and is being executed by the Public Health Department of Tamil Nadu.  As part of the program, as many as 25,000 children between two and five years of age will receive the MMR vaccine.  The program will also provide the rubella vaccine for girls between 10 and 15 years of age.

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