Human Rights panel asks govt to make immunisation mandatory
July 01, 2016  16:42
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The Kerala Human Rights Commission has ordered the state government to make immunisation mandatory for getting admission in educational institutions, including schools, colleges and professional institutions.

The direction assumes significance as it came in the wake of the return of diphtheria, a disease believed to have been completely eradicated from Kerala through vaccination, in the northern district Malappuram due to lack of proper immunisation.

Two children have died and eight others affected with diphtheria in the last one month in Malappuram, where a section of people are reportedly reluctant to undergo immunisation drives, according to health department sources.
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