11-month-old girl dies during Measles-Rubella vaccination drive

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Nagpur : An 11-month-old girl died Thursday in Nagpur, located in the Indian state of Maharashtra, two days after she was given measles-rubella shot during an ongoing vaccination drive in the state.

The girl vomited and showed signs of bad health just two hours after being vaccinated. The child was taken to a nearby hospital but after her condition worsened, her parents moved her to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) where she was kept on observation.

However, she showed no signs of improvement despite several efforts. The girl died two days later. A preliminary autopsy revealed the cause of death to be “toxic shock syndrome.”

Two more children were reportedly admitted in the same hospital after they were administered the measles-rubella vaccine. The Maharashtra state was conducting a six-week-long MR vaccination drive from Nov 27 to Dec 31.

On Dec.8, government officials said 18 million children between the ages of nine months and 15 years were administered the measles-rubella or MR vaccine in the last 10 days.

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