As many as 92 new cases of the disease were reported in the province in the last 24 hours. PHOTO: REUTERS / FILE
According to health department officials, at least 188 deaths have been reported so far with most deaths occurring in Lahore, Gujranwala, Rajanpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Kasur and Sialkot.
Around 92 cases of measles were reported from Punjab during the last 24 hours that included just eight from city hospitals on Saturday.
Officials appealed to parents to get their children that were up to five years of age vaccinated against measles without delay and cooperate with the vaccinating teams.
Meanwhile, EPI focal person Younas said that the current drive in five high risk districts of Punjab was getting a good response and people were contacting them to vaccinate their children against measles.
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Measles vaccine was developed in USA in 60's and has been widely available since 2005 - easy Google. Like polio there is no excuse for this disease in the 21st century.
Its the responsibility of our whole society and not only the government to bear. At least ,we should give awareness to the people about the importance of vaccination.Its for the media ,kindly,don't create the hype that these are the number of cases.Its not the only responsibility of media to give this information because not all the measles cases are lethal.Yes, those who are not being vaccinated ,they will be more prone towards the complications of measles that can lead to deaths