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February 10, 2003

INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS

"Young People Fight 'Disease of the Wind'"

St. Petersburg Times (FL) (www.sptimes.com) (02/09/03) P. 10; Stephens, Janel

Some 450,000 African children die from measles each year, and the Tampa Bay, Fla., chapter of the American Red Cross has raised more than $2,300 to help fight the disease.  The funds, raised by about 40 young people as part of the Measles Initiative, will be used to vaccinate children in Ghana against measles.  The Measles Initiative was launched one year ago, and since that time, some 68 million children throughout Africa have been vaccinated against the disease.

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