Ukraine anti-vaccine protesters insist on rights despite measles outbreak

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KIEV: Some 200 anti-vaccine protesters rallied in Kiev Thursday (Aug 22) after authorities threatened to ban unvaccinated children from schools in ...

KIEV: Some 200 anti-vaccine protesters rallied in Kiev Thursday after authorities threatened to ban unvaccinated children from schools in Ukraine, which is hit by a deadly measles outbreak.

The Kiev protesters, many of them young parents with children and some from the provinces, insisted they had the right to refuse vaccinations. Her three-year-old son has not been vaccinated. Fedorchuk said a relative suffered side effects after being vaccinated.Some protesters carried banners that read"Forced medical intervention is a crime."

Urging parents to vaccinate their children, the health ministry organised mass vaccinations in schools in areas most affected by the crisis."Vaccination coverage among children is about 70 per cent, among adults it is even lower. Experts predict an outbreak" of these dangerous infections, said acting health minister Ulyana Suprun.nearly tripled globally

 

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