LAHORE, Jan 22: A Punjab health department spokesman has said anti-measles vaccine is available in all government hospitals of the province, besides health and vaccination centres.

He urged the parents to ensure that anti-measles vaccination had been administered to their children up to the age of two years.

The spokesman said it was the foremost responsibility of the parents to ensure completion of preventive vaccination course to their children at their birth.

He said the vaccination created resistance against morbidity among the children to save them from various diseases throughout their life.

Completion of vaccination was essential to healthy future of children, the spokesman added.

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