Impatient Optimists profile Laos’ efforts to stop measles and rubella
It takes a remarkable, coordinated effort to immunize every child in a country over a matter of days or weeks. Every village and often, every household, must be mapped; thousands of health workers trained, every community engaged, and millions of doses of vaccine transported and kept cool – sometimes in places with no power. And … Read more
What do kids in Laos do after they’ve been immunized?
This month three million young people in Laos are being immunized against measles and rubella in a nationwide campaign. The effort aims to dramatically reduce and even stop local transmission of the viruses in Laos. So what do kids in Laos do after receiving a jab? These kids in Pakse celebrated a little and took … Read more
