New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- The campaign to eliminate mumps, measles and rubella is set to scaled up by identifying children who are yet to be vaccinated for MMR by 2026.

As many as 1 million children have still not received their MMR vaccination in India. As part of the plan, special immunization programmes will commence very soon across India in a phased wise manner, according to an official aware of the matter.

On Wednesday, Mint reported that the Union cabinet highlighted the achievements of the National Health Mission (NHM) and indicated that the vaccination coverage is 97% at around 347.7 million children.

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