Vaccine science versus WhatsApp

February 26, 2017 01:04 am | Updated 01:04 am IST

  Single shot  The crucial Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination drive gets under way amid  concern by the Health Ministry   about an anti-vaccination campaign  feeding on misinformation spread by social media gaining ground. This round of immunisation will target nearly 41 crore children across five   States. Picture shows a a child waiting to be vaccinated at  a primary health centre in Bengaluru.

Single shot The crucial Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination drive gets under way amid concern by the Health Ministry about an anti-vaccination campaign feeding on misinformation spread by social media gaining ground. This round of immunisation will target nearly 41 crore children across five States. Picture shows a a child waiting to be vaccinated at a primary health centre in Bengaluru.

Single shot: The crucial Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination drive gets under way amid concern by the Health Ministry about an anti-vaccination campaign feeding on misinformation spread by social media gaining ground. This round of immunisation will target nearly 41 crore children across five States. Picture shows a a child waiting to be vaccinated at a primary health centre in Bengaluru. K. MURALI KUMAR

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