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June 06, 2003

INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS

“Zambia Mass Measles Vaccination Campaign First on Measles Initiative's 2003 Schedule”

U.S. Newswire (www.usnewswire.com) (06/05/03)

The Measles Initiative's first mass vaccination campaign of the year will target approximately 5.2 million children in Zambia.  The campaign will provide measles shots to at-risk children between the ages of nine months and 14 years, and vitamin A will also be given to children under five years of age.  The Measles Initiative, which has vaccinated more than 64 million children in 12 countries, has 13 other campaigns planned this year. Additional support for the campaign comes from the Zambia Red Cross Society, The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Zambia's Ministry of Health, USAID, Right to Play, and the Canadian International Development Agency.