Episode 38: Should you consent to the MR vaccine?

You read about it in the papers. You received numerous WhatsApp messages and this is all that moms are talking about at schools and bus stops. What is the latest controversy on the Measles- Rubella Vaccine? We dig further. Vaccinations are normally given in the first few years of a baby being born. But this latest vaccination drive has everyone wondering.We asked Prof Ashok Kumar Dutta, Emeritus Consultant, Dept of Paediatrics, Indraprastha Apollo, Delhi on the things that parents are panicking about. Did you know that Measles is one of the most important causes of infant mortality and WHO looks to eradicate it completely through such planned drives and initiatives? Here's what we asked the doctor about the drive and what parents have in mind.

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