Measles-rubella vaccination campaign aims 97% coverage in first phase — Health Ministry

Measles-rubella vaccination campaign aims 97% coverage in first phase — Health Ministry

AMMAN — Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination coverage in Jordan has witnessed a decrease, according to the Health Ministry.

Vaccination coverage among the target population in 2020 was 76 per cent, increasing from 84 per cent to 86 per cent in 2021, and in 2022, the coverage increased to 91 per cent, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Health for Primary Health Care and Epidemiology Raed Shboul said on Saturday.

Speaking about the measles and rubella (MR) vaccine, which is to be made available to target groups in Jordan, including children as young as 9 months and all students in schools, kindergartens and preschools, Shboul said that the Ministry of Health in Jordan currently aims to reach a 97 per cent coverage to reduce the disease’s impact.