China Financial Daily

China’s 50 million people vaccinated measles vaccine, more than 400 cases have abnormal reaction
Yesterday, the Ministry of Health Web site forwarding experts accept the People’s Network online interview, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Medical virology expert Zhao Kai said, as of September 14, measles vaccine has been vaccinated about 50 million people , more than 400 cases of abnormal reactions, the most people are allergic rash.

September 11, China has started nationwide in August -14 years old children with measles immunization, the immunization of children is about 100 million people.

Answering the Ministry of Health, minority measles vaccine adverse reactions may occur. Among them, the common adverse reactions include injection site pain and tenderness, fever may be a transient response; a small number of children may be a transient rash, usually not more than two days and relieve itself.

Zhao Kai said, after receiving measles vaccine, a small number of adverse reactions will occur, he said that according to statistics, the Abnormal Reaction report an incidence of 0.8/10 million, and those of children allergic rash to resume soon . “At least the data read from the report, made abnormal reaction of measles vaccine was lower than the World Health Organization data.”