Dar es Salaam, Feb. 12 -- MWANZA: A TOTAL of 762,858 under-five children are set to be covered by measles and rubella vaccination here, through a special four-day campaign.

The Regional Vaccine Coordinator, Dr Amos Kiteleja, made the revelation over the weekend, during health stakeholders meeting to set up preventive measures against the outbreak of the diseases.

The coordinator called on peoples response, saying that measles and rubella have serious negatives to mostly those who have not been vaccinated. It is especially worse for expectant mothers, as their newborn might come out with cardiovascular complications, mostly heart holes, eye cataracts or being mentally challenged, said the expert.

“In totality, rubella and measles ...