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Amid an increase in the number of measles cases, the Centre has asked states to consider administering an additional dose of measles and <keyword id="6702974" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="rubella" source="Orion">rubella</keyword> vaccines to all children aged nine months to five years, in vulnerable areas. Recently, increased numbers of measles cases were reported from certain districts of Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Kerala and <keyword id="13126" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="maharashtra" source="Orion">Maharashtra</keyword>. Areas under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and some other districts in Maharashtra have reported a rapid rise in infections and around 10 mortalities caused by the measles virus. In a letter to the Principal Health Secretary of Maharashtra that was also marked to all states and Union territories, the <keyword id="46535" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="health-ministry" source="Orion">Health Ministry</keyword> said this surge is of particular concern from the public health point of view. "It is also clear that in all such geographies, the affected children were predominantly unvaccinated and the average coverage of Measles and Rubella Containing Vaccine (MRCV) among the eligible beneficiaries is also significantly below the national average," Health Ministry Joint Secretary P <keyword id="1823797" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ashok-babu" source="Orion">Ashok Babu</keyword> said. In this context, he said a meeting of domain experts chaired by a member (health), NITI Aayog, was held on Wednesday. Based on inputs received from the meeting, the Centre said states and UTs are advised to consider administering an additional dose to all children of nine months to five years in vulnerable areas. "This dose would be in addition to the primary vaccination schedule of first dose at nine-12 months and second dose at 16-24 months," he said. The vulnerable areas are to be identified by the state government and UT administration in "Outbreak Response Immunisation" (ORI) mode. A dose of MRCV is to be administered to all children aged six months and up to less than nine months in those areas where measles cases in the age group of less than nine months are above 10 per cent of the total cases, he said. "Since this dose of MRCV is being given to this cohort in "Outbreak Response Immunisation" (ORI) mode, these children should also be covered by first and second dose of MRCV according to the primary (routine) Measles and Rubella vaccination schedule," he said. As the disease is known to witness a surge in cases of numbers from November to March, annually, the health ministry said an active fever and rash surveillance mechanism needs to be strengthened for early case identification. "Head count survey of all children aged six months to five years must be undertaken in the vulnerable outbreak areas to facilitate full MRCV coverage in an accelerated manner. The institutionalised mechanism of District Task Force on immunisation under the leadership of the district collector must be activated to review the measles situation on a daily and weekly basis and plan the response activities accordingly," he said. The disease is known to be fatal among children with moderate and severe malnourishment, he said, underlining that as part of the case identification and management, house-to-house search activities to identify such vulnerable children and provide pre-emptive care with nutritional and Vitamin A supplementation is also necessary. The Health Ministry said immediate isolation of laboratory-confirmed cases must be done for at least seven days from the date of identification. The Centre also asked Maharashtra to earmark wards and beds for effective caseload management of measles in dedicated health facilities for timely transfer and treatment of such children. The Centre has also deployed high-level teams to Ranchi (Jharkhand), Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and Malappuram (Kerala) to assess and manage the increase in the number of measles cases among children there. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/fugitive-diamantaire-nirav-modi-seeks-permission-to-appeal-against-his-extradition-in-uk-top-court/articleshow/95729459.cms">Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi seeks permission to appeal against his extradition in UK top court</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/tata-consumer-keystone-realtors-biocon-among-stocks-to-watch-out-for-on-november-24/articleshow/95729263.cms">Indian markets open higher on indications of US Fed slowing interest rate hikes – Tata Consumer, Keystone Realtors, Biocon in focus</a>

Administer one additional dose of measles, rubella vaccines to children in vulnerable areas: Centre to states

<keyword id="15567765" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Apple-iPhone-supplier-Foxconn" source="Orion">Apple iPhone supplier Foxconn</keyword> has paused its hiring because of four-day quarantine space shortage. The company requires 1,00,000 new workers to get back to full capacity, but due to a shortage of quarantine space, it has frozen the hiring, reports AppleInsider. A Covid-19 outbreak at <keyword id="6354671" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="foxconn" source="Orion">Foxconn</keyword> caused a large departure of workers, thus the iPhone supplier has started hiring heavily to resume normal production. Lockdowns and other restrictions have caused problems for the company, which has impacted shipping times for the iPhone 14. There is no more room for the four-day quarantine that each new employee must undergo before joining the workforce, the report said. In October this year, a report claimed that Apple supply chain was facing its next set of problems in China as panicked workers at the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou city were leaving amid fresh Covid scare. Fearing Covid lockdowns, workers were seen fleeing the factory on foot and walking in fields and on highways as public transport was suspended as part of Covid-19 controls. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/keystone-realtors-ipo-heres-how-you-can-check-the-allotment-status/articleshow/95631181.cms">Keystone Realtors IPO : Here’s how you can check the allotment status</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/india-on-course-to-become-worlds-second-largest-economy-by-2050-says-gautam-adani/articleshow/95622223.cms">India on course to become world’s second largest economy by 2050, says Gautam Adani</a>

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The <keyword id="6355302" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rupee" source="Orion">rupee</keyword> appreciated 26 paise to 81.67 against the US <keyword id="35208" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dollar" source="Orion">dollar</keyword> in early trade on Thursday as the American currency retreated from its elevated levels. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 81.72 against the dollar, then gained ground to touch 81.67, registering a rise of 26 paise over its previous close. The rupee has strengthened in offshore trading on broad-based dollar weakness. It is likely to trade in a range of 81.55-81.85 with sideways price action, IFA Global Research Academy said in a research note. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.41 per cent to 105.63, post the weak US data and dovish Fed minutes. "Minutes of the latest Fed meeting indicated that most Fed members were in support of slowing the pace of rate hikes but 'various' Fed members saw rates peaking at higher levels," IFA Global Research Academy said. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, declined 0.21 per cent to <keyword id="54123" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="usd" source="Orion">USD</keyword> 85.23 per barrel. In the domestic equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 180.14 points or 0.29 per cent higher at 61,690.72. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rose 66.50 points or 0.36 per cent to 18,333.75. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital markets on Wednesday as they offloaded shares worth Rs 789.86 crore, according to exchange data. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/tata-consumer-keystone-realtors-biocon-among-stocks-to-watch-out-for-on-november-24/articleshow/95729263.cms">Indian markets open higher on indications of US Fed slowing interest rate hikes – Tata Consumer, Keystone Realtors, Biocon in focus</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/fugitive-diamantaire-nirav-modi-seeks-permission-to-appeal-against-his-extradition-in-uk-top-court/articleshow/95729459.cms">Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi seeks permission to appeal against his extradition in UK top court</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/elon-musk-launches-new-twitter-poll-on-whether-to-allow-suspended-users-back-after-he-reinstated-trumps-account-based-on-another-poll/articleshow/95725094.cms">Elon Musk launches new Twitter poll on whether to allow suspended users back after he reinstated Trump's account based on another poll</a>

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