Greater Bengaluru launches 10-day Measles-Rubella vaccination drive to protect young children

City-wide immunisation campaign targets infants and toddlers across vaccination centres, migrant locations, slums, and measles-affected areas until January 31.

The Greater Bengaluru Authority has rolled out an extensive Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign with the objective of protecting children from measles and rubella infections. The special immunisation drive will be conducted for 10 days, continuing until January 31, as part of intensified public health measures in the city.

Under the campaign, children aged 9 to 11 months are being administered the first dose of the Measles-Rubella (MR-1) vaccine, while children between 16 and 24 months are receiving the second dose (MR-2). The initiative is aimed at ensuring complete immunisation coverage during early childhood.

The vaccination drive is being implemented across 1,114 vaccination centres spread throughout the city. In addition, immunisation services are being extended to 3,005 migrant locations, ensuring that children of migrant families are not left out of the programme.

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As part of the overall targets set for the campaign, the health department aims to administer MR-1 vaccines to 267 children and MR-2 vaccines to 246 children. Alongside this, the drive also includes other essential childhood vaccinations, with a target to provide Penta-1 vaccines to 178 children and DPT second booster doses to 183 children.

Special focus has been placed on vulnerable zones. The city has identified 1,040 slum areas and measles-affected localities where intensified vaccination efforts are underway. In these areas alone, the plan is to vaccinate 1,493 children with the MR-1 dose and 1,512 children with the MR-2 dose, ensuring comprehensive disease prevention.

Health officials state that the large-scale drive is designed to close immunisation gaps, particularly in high-risk and densely populated areas, and strengthen the city’s protection against vaccine-preventable diseases. The information has been issued by the Greater Bengaluru Authority Health Department as part of its ongoing public health outreach.