call for children to have their shots
MEASLES, mumps and chickenpox are infectious diseases that may occur during childhood, and until recent years, there have been reports of outbreaks and/or sporadic incidents.
In March, the National Institute for Communicable Disease (NICD) declared a measles outbreak in South Africa.
According to the NICD’s latest update (October 9), there were 1 214 measles cases across the country.
“To declare the measles outbreak over, the following criteria should be achieved: Absence of newly detected measles cases for more than two incubation periods (42
