SUVA, Dec. 16 -- Health teams in Fiji are reaching out to all rural communities during the mass measles vaccination campaign which has so far cost more than 2 million Fijian dollars (around 900,000 U.S. dollars).
There are now 21 confirmed cases of measles in Fiji and Health Minister Ifereimi Waqainabete said Monday a team from the Ministry of Health will travel to Lomaiviti and Lau Groups this week to carry out vaccination for target groups.
The Lomaiviti archipelago of Fiji consists of seven main islands and has a population of 16,461 people while the Lau Group of islands in the Southern Pacific Ocean has a population of 10,683 people.
Waqainabete said the Fiji Navy will be supporting them in carrying out the campaign as they are working hard to finish all mass vaccination for measles before Christmas to be able to lift all restrictions before New Year's Eve.
He said over 200,000 people have been vaccinated against measles since the outbreak was declared.
Measles is a highly contagious disease and the Ministry of Health advised that it will not support or condone mass gatherings around Fiji.
The ministry said the vaccination campaign in Vanua Levu, Fiji's second largest island starts Tuesday.
The national campaign against measles will continue to target people who are most at risk of being infected by measles and spreading the disease.
The Health Ministry said people aged 40 and over will not be vaccinated as they may have had measles as a child and therefore have life-long immunity.
In the meantime the Samoa measles outbreak has not slowed down, prompting the government to extend a state of emergency on Saturday to Dec. 29.
Over 5,100 measles cases have been reported since the outbreak and more than 2 percent of Samoa's population has been infected, with 72 measles-related deaths recorded mainly among children.
大学英语四级新题模拟训练及参考答案
四级阅读应试策略
攻克英语四级阅读
新英语四级考试注意阅读理解题型
四级考试最后一博
四级阅读猜题技巧
四级核心阅读词汇 2
四级阅读题
四级阅读词汇 1
英语四级考试仔细阅读模拟题
读考前串讲四级阅
四级新题型考试应对改错部分高分策略
英语四级
英语四级阅读最后冲刺指导
英语四级改革模拟题
英语四级阅读部分综述
大学英语四级阅读理解练习题汇总
关于英语四级阅读理解习题
新英语四级考试高分法宝快速阅读法
大学英语四级长篇阅读样题和答案
英语四级阅读理解习题
关于大学英语四级阅读理解练习题
四级备考之长篇阅读新题型
教你提高英语四级考试阅读能力
英语四级阅读理解
四级考试快速阅读及精读答案
英语四级阅读理解冲刺练习题合集
大学英语四级考试阅读理解作者思想和观点
英语四级阅读参考译文
英语新四级快速阅读解题
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |