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May 3, 2002

INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS

"India to Begin Vaccination Against Measles in Gujarat"

Xinhua News Agency (202.84.17.11/en/main.htm) (05/02/02)

To prevent a measles outbreak, all people over the age of five in India's Gujarat state will be vaccinated against the disease, according to Indian Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare C.P. Thakur.  The state has seen 40 cases of measles so far this year.  Thakur said the measles vaccination campaign would focus on Ahmedabad but would include other areas to further protect citizens.

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