Bangladesh launches measles vaccination drive amid deadly outbreak

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Bangladesh has initiated a month-long measles vaccination campaign targeting children aged 6 to 59 months to curb a deadly outbreak. The minimum vaccination age was lowered from 9 months to address immunization gaps amid the crisis.

The month-long campaign aims ⁠to vaccinate children aged 6 months to 59 months who missed earlier immunisation efforts after authorities lowered the minimum ‌vaccination age from the usual 9 months because of the outbreak