More than 3 lakh children vaccinated in Nagaland

Press Trust of India  |  Kohima 

As part of the Measles- campaign, more than three lakh children have been vaccinated in Nagaland, a department official said Tuesday.

The Measles-campaign was launched in the state on October 3 and 3,30, 292 children have been vaccinated till October 22, deputy director in the department, Dr said.

He said that the was conducted in 2,686 schools through 1,086 outreach sessions.

department sources said that the vaccination percentage in the state as of now stands at 73.64 per cent.

The vaccination campaign will go on till the first week of November, Rio added.

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First Published: Tue, October 23 2018. 20:25 IST