The Department of Health intends to vaccinate at least 90-percent of the high-risk population, especially among children aged six months to 10 years, following a recent spike in the cases of measles, rubella, and pertussis across the country.
Measles is highly contagious. It spreads from infected individuals through the air, especially through coughing or sneezing. It affects all age groups, but is more common in children. Symptoms include high fever, cough, runny nose, and body rash. There is no specific treatment for the virus that causes measles but a vaccine protects against it.Rubella isn’t the same as measles, but the two illnesses share some signs and symptoms, such as the red rash.
Disruptions in routine immunization at primary care during the pandemic are seen to be the main reason why, for the first 10 weeks of 2024, there already are 453 reported cases of pertussis. This is way higher compared to 88 total cases recorded from 2019 to 2022.
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