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Government Looks To Enforce Immunisation
June 2008 | Industry NewsSorry, you must be a subscriber to view this article in full. If you are a subscriber please login.
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Jamaica is planning to increase penalties for non-compliance with the public immunisation programme, following disappointing uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. According to the Ministry of Health and Environment, immunisation coverage has fallen to 77% for the MMR vaccine and 83% for other vaccines. In order to achieve herd immunity against measles, epidemiologists consider that vaccination coverage should be