Parents’ consent required for measles immunisation
Parents are urged to consent to their children being immunised to curb the spread of measles.
The City of Ekurhuleni is appealing to parents of children between the ages of six months to 15 years old to give consent for immunisation to curb the spread of measles.
The Gauteng Department of Health aims to immunise four million children by the end of March 2023.
Currently, over 120 000 children have been immunised in the Ekurhuleni region.
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Measles is a very contagious respiratory infection that causes a body rash and flu-like symptoms.
The more parents delay in signing the consent form for children who are in schools or taking children to nearby clinics for immunisation, the more rampant the spread of measles will be.
Parents who may have immunised their children for measles at six months are encouraged to take them to the clinic for booster shots for increased protection from the disease.
