Sabah moves to control measles after Philippines outbreak


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 14 Feb 2019

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Health and People Wellbeing Ministry is working towards getting all children, especially stateless people, to be vaccinated following a measles outbreak in the neighbouring Philippines.

Its minister Datuk Stephen Wong (pic) said measles, which is caused by an airborne virus and is highly contagious, could cause death among small children.

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