AGARTALA, Sep 27 (TIWN): Under the State Health & Family Welfare Dept. Rubella vaccination campaign has been started in wave in the state.

While addressing at Sishu Bihar HS School during the vaccination programme, Health Minister Sudip Barman said, "The country is affected across through this virus. Govt of India must ensure health and well-being for each children of us".

"I am happy to see the children who have been brought under the campaigning and those children who couldn't be they should be brought under this vaccination campaign", he said.

The Health Minister also called the schools to bring each children under vaccination programme as it's a four week long campaigning.

(Rubella vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent rubella. Effectiveness begins about two weeks after a single dose and around 95% of people become immune. Countries with high rates of immunization no longer see cases of rubella or congenital rubella syndrome)