Measles outbreak: I want to increase the responsibility for revaccination

The Ministry of health intends to initiate a change in the law to provide for the additional responsibility for revaccinating children. This was reported today by the acting Minister of health Suprun, speaking in the Verkhovna Rada.

According to her, “you need to make changes to the laws regulating vaccination, and to strengthen the responsibility for non-vaccination, as is done throughout the civilized world.”

“Treatment of measles does not exist. Immunity from the vaccination creates disease. Unvaccinated children and adults get sick hard. One of 900 die from complications. Only vaccination gives immunity. From 1 million 300 thousand vaccinated over the past year not a single fatality,” said Suprun.

She explained that the outbreak of measles has arisen now because in 2016, the coverage of measles vaccination was below 50%.

“Once again I want to emphasize the quality of vaccines. The Belgian vaccine, which is prequalified by the world health organization,” – said Suprun.

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The incubation period (the time when the disease symptoms have not yet manifested) measles ranges from 6 to 21 days, and then ill have a fever, a headache, runny nose and dry cough. Also enlarged lymph nodes and inflamed conjunctiva (seen in lacrimation, photophobia, and purulent discharge), and later the symptoms are diarrhea and vomiting. At day 4-5 of symptoms of the disease there is a red rash that starts on the scalp and face and then spreads all over the body. Disease with symptoms lasts up to a month or more.

Corey can be serious complications – pneumonia, ear infection, encephalitis, and more that can lead to disability and even death.

Among the cases of measles, more than 85% not fully protected by vaccination (i.e., two doses of vaccine against measles, rubella and mumps).

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In the European regional office of the world health organization is concerned about the fact that in Ukraine there are conditions for endemic (characteristic of a specific territory – ed.) the spread of the virus. From complications of measles in the Odessa region in the first days of January he died a child of five, on January 17 in Odessa died an adult. 18 Jan measles died child. This is the third officially confirmed victim from the beginning of 2018.

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