GMOA Advised All MOH's And Doctors To Refrain Administering Rubella Vaccine Till Safety Assures

The Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) today advised all the Medical Officers Of Health(MOH) and Doctors Islandwide to refrain from Administering the Rubella Vaccine till the Health Ministry has taken steps to Test the Vaccine in an International Laboratory and assure

the Protection and Safety of the Vaccine.

GMOA also advised the Doctors to refrain from Adminstering the Rubella Vaccine even the Health Ministry request them to do so after conclusion of the present Inquiry  in to the Death of a School Girl who died

after receiving the Vaccine.The Assistant Secretary of the GMOA Dr.Chandana Atapattu said during a Press Briefing held in Colombo this noon that the Health Minister is trying to put the blame on the Girls Death towards the Doctors while refrain to assure the quality of the Rubella Vaccine use under the National Immunization Programme.

Due to the Deaths  of the Two School Girls in this year  occured due to Rubella Vaccine People are loosing their faith on the Immunization Programme which is one of the Best in the world Dr.Atapattu stressed.He also said that the GMOA requested the Ministry Of Health to introduce either the MR(Mumps and Rubella) or MMR(Measles,Mumps and Rubella) Vaccine to the Immunization Programme instead of the Present Rubella Vaccine.