The federal government has pledged robust communication and advocacy support for the upcoming nationwide Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign scheduled for October 2025. This assurance was ...

Two doses of the measles-rubella vaccine, administered at 9-12 and 16-24 months, can protect children's health and save lives. In Kerala, 92% of children received the first dose and 87% received ...

My adult son’s birth mother had rubella during her pregnancy. Thanks to widespread vaccinations, there hasn’t been a major outbreak of the virus in the United States since the mid-1960s.

Union health minister JP Nadda on Thursday launched zero measles-rubella (MR) cases campaign, and set the target to eliminate the viral diseases from the country in next one year. PREMIUM If we ...

National Zero Measles-Rubella Elimination Campaign: Addressing the occasion, JP Nadda stated that "today is a momentous occasion as the launch of the Measles-Rubella elimination campaign 2025-26 ...

Launching the National Zero Measles-Rubella Elimination Campaign on World Immunisation Week, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said that from January 2025 to March 2025, 332 districts reported zero ...

Nigeria has stepped up advocacy efforts in preparation for introducing the measles-rubella vaccine to prevent congenital defects. The Centre for Well-Being and Integrated Nutrition Solutions, in a ...

Stakeholders in the health sector have been urged to intensify efforts and expand the measles-rubella vaccination campaign to reach grassroots communities, as low coverage continues to pose a ...

The Centre said Nigeria failed to meet the World Health Organisation’s threshold on measles-rubella vaccination. It recalled that in May 2024 measles outbreak killed 24 people in Adamawa State ...

Rubella: Mild rash, swollen glands (especially behind the ears and at the back of the neck), slight fever and sometimes joint pain (more common in women). The rash starts on the face and spreads ...

The CDC states that rubella is a contagious disease caused by a virus, however, it is caused by a different virus than measles. Rubella is sometimes called German measles.

Mexia ISD clarifies a reported measles case was actually rubella, following a miscommunication. Rubella is rare and less severe, but poses risks to pregnant women.