The prevalence of measles in Canterbury, New Zealand, has increased to 20

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Thousands of doses of measles vaccine have been delivered to health centers in Canterbury, New Zealand, while the epidemic has spread to 20 confirmed cases, while Health have warned that their numbers could increase in the coming days and weeks.

Measles cases have increased worldwide, including in wealthy countries such as the United States and Germany, where some parents reject these vaccines, mainly for philosophical or religious reasons, or fear that measles vaccines , parotid and rubella may cause autism.

With the introduction of vaccines into health centers in Canterbury since the beginning of the epidemic in late February, 3,000 doses of measles, rubella and rubella vaccine were delivered on Sunday and another 18,000 doses are to be delivered to the region. here Wednesday. Totally immune. A person is immunized if she has received two doses of measles, parotid and rubella vaccine, if she has ever had measles or if she was born before 1969. Even though the vaccine is very effective, the Organization World Health said that about 110 000 died of measles in 2017. Most of the deaths involved children under five years old.

(Reuters)