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Ninth death in Yala measles outbreak
national October 22, 2018 15:49
By The Nation
A child succumbed to measles in Yala province on Monday morning, bringing the number of deaths from an outbreak of the disease in the country?s southernmost province to nine.
Yala Provincial Public Health Office continued to dispatch officials to vaccinate young children against measles on Monday, aiming to complete the vaccination of all those at risk in the province by November 4.
The acting director of Tambon Yala Health Promotion Hospital, registered professional nurse Thelma Doyor, led a team to provide vaccine to 15 children in Ban Pajo (Moo 3) in Mueang district.
Aiming to cover the area?s 108 toddlers, the hospital had previously vaccinated 35 kids and would ask for additional dosage so as to cover the rest by November 4, she said...
Ninth death in Yala measles outbreak
national October 22, 2018 15:49
By The Nation
A child succumbed to measles in Yala province on Monday morning, bringing the number of deaths from an outbreak of the disease in the country?s southernmost province to nine.
Yala Provincial Public Health Office continued to dispatch officials to vaccinate young children against measles on Monday, aiming to complete the vaccination of all those at risk in the province by November 4.
The acting director of Tambon Yala Health Promotion Hospital, registered professional nurse Thelma Doyor, led a team to provide vaccine to 15 children in Ban Pajo (Moo 3) in Mueang district.
Aiming to cover the area?s 108 toddlers, the hospital had previously vaccinated 35 kids and would ask for additional dosage so as to cover the rest by November 4, she said...
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