Four 10-month-old babies died within minutes of being administered an antimeasles vaccine at two medical camps in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvallur district on Wednesday. Three girls died at a centre in Pennalurpettai village, about 75km from Chennai. The fourth, a baby boy, died after getting the shot in Venkatapuram village near Tiruttani, 35km from Thiruvallur. In a knee-jerk reaction, the state administration suspended two public health nurses as well as the measles immunization programme across the state.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/4-babies-tn-die-after-being-given-measles-shot
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/immunisation
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/polio
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/measles
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thiruvallur-d