Child tested positive for measles despite completed vaccinations: Hospital

Addu Equatorial Hospital (AEH) this week confirmed that the child who tested positive for measles had completed the measles vaccinations.

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(FILE) Measles rashes: even though only case of measles has been recorded, as Maldives is a country that has eradicated measles, it is still considered an outbreak according to HPA --

Lamya Abdulla

2023-04-05 15:48:58

Addu Equatorial Hospital (AEH) this week confirmed that the child who tested positive for measles had completed the measles vaccinations.

The CEO of AEH, Dr. Mohamed Solih, told Mihaaru news that even though a child had tested positive for measles, all the required vaccine doses were administered to him.

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