Rubella Stories

Vaccine hesitancy: Inside Kenya’s push against measles, rubella and typhoid
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 14, 2025

Hidaya, a community health promoter based in Nairobi, acknowledges the concerns being raised, particularly regarding the rubella vaccine. She notes th...

15.6 million children vaccinated against measles-rubella and typhoid
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 12, 2025

Over 4,000 “zero-dose” children—those who had never previously been vaccinated—have now received both MR and TCV vaccines.

Measles and rubella rebound amid dropping vaccination rates
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 06, 2025

Between 2010 and 2019, measles vaccination rates declined in 100 of the 204 countries studied. Notably, 21 out of 36 high-income countries experienced...

Kenya launches 10-day vaccination drive to curb typhoid, measles outbreaks among children
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 02, 2025

The campaign, set to run from July 5 to 14, 2025, will offer typhoid vaccines to children aged 9 months to 14 years and measles-rubella vaccines to th...

Mongolia's confirmed measles cases exceeds 10,000
XINHUA  |  Jun 27, 2025

The majority of new measles infections were among school-age children who had only one shot of the measles vaccine.

Kenya receives 9.3 million vaccine doses to boost BCG and measles immunisation efforts
Charity Kilei  |  Jan 22, 2025

Nine regional depots across the country, including Nairobi, have already received the BCG vaccines from the central vaccine store in Kitengela.

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