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In some schools in Sana'a, Yemeni administrators have refused to vaccinate students against the measles and rubella viruses that have recently spread to several governorates.
A source at the Sanaa health office said some schools in the capital, Sanaa, had refused to receive field teams participating in the nationwide measles and rubella vaccination campaign, launched on 9 February.
The source, who requested anonymity, told the "New Arab" that the administrations of these schools had warned the parents of the students to approve the immunization of their children, in order to allow them to to absolve themselves of any responsibility that would worry them. Campaign
The source confirmed that these schools are run by the pro-Ansar Allah (Houthis). He said the measures, in addition to media campaigns rejecting vaccination by Houthi loyalists, are hampering the campaign in some areas and are forcing a number of families not to vaccinate their children.
Um Sami Abdallah, field supervisor of the People's Directorate of the capital, Sanaa, confirmed that some students had refused to be vaccinated because of rumors about the campaign. "The leadership of the Al Rahfa girls' school, designated by the Ansar Allah (Houthis) group, crossed the classroom to warn students of the dangers of the vaccine," she said. Adding that "the repression against the campaign continues through social media".
The vaccination campaign team to vaccinate Muslim students Qutaybah ibn of Sanaa left the school to vaccinate students after many students had refused to receive the vaccine.
Immunization advocates claim that the vaccines used cause various diseases, including autism, epilepsy and infertility.
The Ministry of Health and Population, in cooperation with the World Health Organization, launched last Saturday the National Immunization Campaign against Measles and Rubella, targeting more than 13 million children in all governorates of Yemen.
According to the ministry, the total number of measles cases in the past year was 15,361 people, of whom 231 died.
According to the United Nations, it is possible to prevent measles by immunizing the child with two doses of measles and rubella vaccine according to the schedule of the routine immunization program, the first at 9 months and the second at the age of 18 months.
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