As many as eight children were found to have come down with the viral infection in the Kuttiyadi health block in Nadapuram.
Those children, who are yet to receive the mandatory vaccine, should be administered it at the earliest, District Collector N Tej Lohit Reddy said in a statement. (Creative COmmons)
After Malappuram, fresh measles cases have been reported in the neighbouring Kozhikode district in north Kerala.
As many as eight children were found to have come down with the viral infection in the Kuttiyadi health block in Nadapuram.
The authorities urged all parents to vaccinate their kids, who are yet to receive the jab, at the earliest. More symptomatic samples have been sent for testing, they said.
In view of the measles cases being reported, an emergency task force under the aegis of the district collector has been set up and held a meeting on Tuesday, 10 January.
Children yet to receive the mandatory vaccine should be administered it at the earliest, District Collector N Tej Lohit Reddy said in a statement.
Coordinated efforts of various government departments have already been stepped up to check the further spread of the disease, the collector said.
Educational awareness programmes would also be conducted to persuade people to vaccinate their kids.
The disease was reported among children who have not taken the respective vaccine. In view of this, all parents have been directed to vaccinate their children without fail, he added.
The meeting also discussed various preventive measures to prevent the spread of the disease in the district.
Over 460 measles cases were reported in the neighbouring Malappuram district in the last two months.
It was found that 90 percent of the infected children had not received even a single dose of the measles vaccine, while the remainder received only one dose.
To intensify the vaccination drive in the district, the collector urged religious leaders to help in bringing people to get their kids vaccinated.
Even the collector issued a stern warning against those spreading false messages and indulging in a misinformation campaign against the vaccine.
The slowdown of measles vaccination in the district happened due to the Covid-19 pandemic when the health department was focused on curbing the spread of the disease.
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