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Hospital Director Urges Vaccination as Measles Rises in Europe

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Avraam Elias, the director of the paediatric department at Makarios hospital, urges the public to vaccinate their children as measles cases surge in Europe, emphasizing the importance of achieving a 95% vaccination rate to ensure herd immunity and prevent outbreaks. With the MMR vaccine playing a crucial role in safeguarding against measles and its severe complications, the ethical responsibility to community health underscores the necessity of vaccination.

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Measles Prevention and Vaccination Efforts in Northern Cyprus

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Northern Cyprus has successfully prevented measles cases through disciplined, timely vaccinations for children, achieving a notable public health milestone with no reported cases. Health minister Hakan Dincyurek emphasized the importance of achieving at least a 95% vaccination coverage to protect the community from preventable diseases like measles.

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Toddlers with measles released from hospital

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Two young children, aged 17 months and 22 months, have been released from Makarios Hospital after being treated for measles, highlighting the importance of vaccination in protecting toddlers from severe complications. A sevenmonthold infant remains in hospital care, emphasizing the risks measles poses to young children and the need for increased vaccination coverage.

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Measles Toddler ‘Out of Danger’

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A sigh of relief in Nicosia as a toddler with measles is now ‘out of danger’ and stable at Makarios hospital. Concerns over low vaccination rates in Cyprus linger, posing a risk to individual and community health amidst the recent spike in measles cases across Europe.

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