The head of the vaccination department at the National Center for Disease Control, Salem Eshnesheh, said that the center was preparing to launch a new campaign to combat seasonal influenza after completing the vaccination campaign against polio and German measles.
Eshnesheh said in a press statement that the vaccination campaign against polio and measles ended without receiving any reports of any side effects for more than 700,000 children nationwide. He added that the campaign was implemented with high efficiency under the supervision of an independent external observer, in accordance with international standards.
Eshnesheh called on citizens not to listen to rumors nor waste the opportunity for vaccination, which may not be repeated except in the event of the emergence of new pandemic foci.
The number of children vaccinated against polio nationwide reached 81,751, while the number of children vaccinated against measles and German measles reached 67,868, with a rate of 100% in all municipalities.
