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The Western Cape Department of Health says just over 207 000 measles vaccines have been administered as part of its ongoing campaign.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has declared a measles outbreak in the province following the detection of five laboratory-confirmed cases in Cape Town.

An outbreak is defined as the occurrence of three or more confirmed measles cases in a district or sub-district within one month. Department spokesperson Byron La Hoe says 1.7 million children under the age of 15 need to be vaccinated as part of the ongoing campaign by the end of March.

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you dont need a measles vaccine are you crazy?!? that comes and goes, whats next? A flu vaccine?

You will ALL GO DOWN!!! CrimesAgainstHumanity!

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