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Tuesday, April 24, 1973

ANTI-MEASLES CAMPAIGN

Slight Improvement In Second Week's Figures

During the second week of the current anti-measles campaign, a total

of 938 doses of vaccine was administered, according to figures released today

by the Medical and Health Department.

said.

"This was a slight improvement over the previous week," a spokesman

Of the total, 205 doses were administered on the Island, 548 in

Kowloon, and 185 in the New Territories.

Since the 1973 anti-measles campaign began earlier in the month

1,493 children have been immunised against the disease. The campaign is

continuing for another seven weeks.

Free vaccine is available at all government maternity and child

health centres. The spokesman urged parents of children between six months

and five years to have them immunised.

During the campaign period, there are 25 vaccination centres in

resettlement estates, health offices, government clinics and hospitals,

In the New Territories, mobile teams are visiting villages, and the

department's two floating dispensaries are making the vaccine available to

children on outlying islande.

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