Ethiopia vaccinates over 11 mln children against measles


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  • Saturday, 24 May 2025

ADDIS ABABA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia has vaccinated more than 11 million children as part of a nationwide campaign to contain the spread of an ongoing measles outbreak, local media reported.

The immunization campaign, which targets 17.5 million children aged between nine months and five years, is being rolled out across all regions of the East African country, the state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate quoted Ministry of Health officials as saying on Thursday.

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