国际英语资讯:Fiji measles vaccination program moves to rural communities
<p><span word="SUVA">SUVA</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 16-- <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Fiji">Fiji</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="measles">measles</span> <span word="vaccination">vaccination</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Fijian">Fijian</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> (<span word="around">around</span> 900,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>).</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> 21 <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="measles">measles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Fiji">Fiji</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Ifereimi">Ifereimi</span> <span word="Waqainabete">Waqainabete</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Lomaiviti">Lomaiviti</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lau">Lau</span> <span word="Groups">Groups</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="vaccination">vaccination</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Lomaiviti">Lomaiviti</span> <span word="archipelago">archipelago</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Fiji">Fiji</span> <span word="consists">consists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> 16,461 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lau">Lau</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10,683 <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="Waqainabete">Waqainabete</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fiji">Fiji</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="vaccination">vaccination</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="measles">measles</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="over">over</span> 200,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="vaccinated">vaccinated</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="measles">measles</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="declared">declared</span>.</p><p><span word="Measles">Measles</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="contagious">contagious</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="condone">condone</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Fiji">Fiji</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vaccination">vaccination</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Vanua">Vanua</span> <span word="Levu">Levu</span>, <span word="Fiji">Fiji</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="measles">measles</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="measles">measles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 40 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="vaccinated">vaccinated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="measles">measles</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="immunity">immunity</span>.</p>
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