Protect your children from the risk of death due to measles and rubella

Rubella immunization against measles is an attempt to build immunity and protect the body against two diseases that can lead to death.
The main benefit of the measles-rubella vaccine is to prevent severe infections, serious complications, and even death from measles and rubella.is to prevent it from happening.
Measles can cause severe diarrhea, pneumonia or brain inflammation, or vision and hearing problems, and even death.
Rubella is usually a mild flu-like infection in children.
However, if the disease infects young pregnant women, it can cause babies to be born with birth defects.
The measles and rubella vaccine protects children from disability and death due to pneumonia, diarrhea, brain damage, deafness, blindness, and congenital heart failure.
There is no cure for these two diseases, but both can be prevented with the measles rubella immunization, also known as MR (measles rubella).
This type of vaccine provides protection against these two dangerous diseases at the same time.
According to the World Health Organization, these two diseases have the potential to become epidemic and can spread easily if immunization coverage in an area is low.
The measles-rubella vaccine is included in the state's mandatory immunization program. Children from 9 months to 15 years old are vaccinated.
Immunization against measles rubella is given three times or three doses.
If the baby is 9 months old, the second vaccine is given at 18 months, and the third dose is given at 7 years of age.

Measles side effects

The side effects of measles immunization are relatively mild:
mild fever,

Red rash at the injection site,

Swelling

Slight pain at the injection site.

In general, the side effects of the vaccine disappear on their own no later than three days after the child is vaccinated.
With the measles-rubella vaccine, we can protect children and help prevent the spread of this dangerous disease in the community.
However, there are many parents who hesitate or even refuse to vaccinate their children for various reasons, such as fear of side effects, lack of belief in the benefits.
In fact, the risk of not being immunized far outweighs the risk of relatively mild side effects.
Therefore, it is important for all of us to raise awareness about the importance of measles-rubella immunization.
We can participate in a government-sponsored vaccination program for free or take our children to the doctor to get it.
Also, as parents, we should also understand the benefits of vaccination and encourage others around us to do the same.
From 2023 to this date, many cases of measles infection have been registered in our country. Immunization against measles is an effective method of preventing the spread of dangerous measles and rubella diseases.
By vaccinating children at the right age and at the recommended dose, we can protect children and help prevent the spread of this disease in the community.
It is important for all of us to raise awareness about the importance of immunization and take action to prevent the spread of this dangerous disease.