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Gandhinagar, July 28 (IANS) Gujarat health officials on Saturday said they have received reports of measles rubella vaccination.
A Central Investigating team has, however, ruled out any linkage between these deaths and the vaccination process.
Deputy Commissioner, Immunization, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, said: "As per preliminary investigation, we do not see the cause of death to be vaccinated. Two of the children showed signs of acute abdominal problems, one child of viral encephalitis and one of some kind of drug reaction. A definite cause of death would be known after the post-mortem reports. "
While parents of two of the victims of post-mortem children, the parents of the other two refused. The cases of these deaths are reported after the victims underwent immunization.
The drive began in July 16.
After the reports of four deaths, a Central team of health officials of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The team is led by Dr. Haldar.
The other officials are the Assistant Commissioner Arti Garg, Dr. Deepak Polpagare, the national team head of the Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) and Dr. Sugandha Arya, pediatrician and the national AEFI member.
"The deaths of four children were recorded between 30 to 115 hours after vaccination. If there was any anomaly, they would have been affected within an hour. Because of this, children are kept under observation for 30 to 45 minutes post vaccination, "Haldar said.
He added post vaccination, 14 other deaths were reported in 21 of the
states where the vaccination drive was carried out.
Haldar said the vaccination was approved by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The MR immunization project was initiated on February 7, 2017 and it would be over by April 2019. The vaccination has been completed in 17 states. It is continuing in four states – Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Against the target of vaccinating 41 crore children across the nation, 9.62 crore are already covered.desai / prs
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