A vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and an information sheet is seen at Boston Children's Hospital in Boston.A vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and an information sheet is seen at Boston Children's Hospital in Boston.The province has recorded 26 cases this month alone. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has confirmed 58 cases since September.
The cases were first detected at health facilities in the Fetakgomo-Tubatse area in the Sekhukhune district.Limpopo recorded 26 positive cases of measles in November: Parents who vaccinated their children at a Rethabile clinic in Polokwane are encouraging others to immunise their children. “I think it is very important to bring the kids for vaccine or vaccination of these diseases and the nurses explained to us that if you don’t vaccinate your child, the child might get pneumonia and it is dangerous for the kids. Number one priority for the mothers is to take their children to the clinic so that their children can be healthy when they grow up.
Will people send their kids for the vaccinations though?