Thermostability of attenuated measles virus vaccine in Pakistan

Abstract

Measles is a highly transmittable disease. In this advanced age of technology and scientific advancements, measles still remains an imperative source of death among young children globally and especially in Pakistan, despite the accessibility to the vaccine.1 Children and adults who are unvaccinated are at danger of severe health problems like diarrhoea, pneumonia, blindness and encephalitis (a perilous infection of the brain causing inflammation). The disease can be lethal.2