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Weekly Immunization Clips 13 July 2015
Weekly Immunization Clips 13 July 2015
DOCTORS SAY
Measles vaccine efficacy is around 85 per cent, which means only
that many children can develop immunity against measles
There are 15 per cent chances that children might fail to develop
the immune response and thus get infected due to measles after a
single dose of vaccination
An infant, who has already suffered from measles, has a higher
chance of succumbing to diseases such as pneumonia, other
infections within the first three years of his/her life as measles is
known to directly affect a child's immunity