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Ceuta will receive 25,000 doses of vaccines to prevent infectious diseases following the arrival of thousands of immigrants

The solidarity mechanism of the communities and the Ministry of Health will provide doses of measles, mumps and rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, chickenpox and polio.

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Ceuta will receive 25,000 doses of vaccines to prevent infectious diseases following the arrival of thousands of immigrants

Spain's Ministry of Health and regional governments will send 25,000 vaccines to Ceuta to prevent the spread of infectious diseases among immigrants who arrived at the end of July and to protect the local population. The Public Health Commission agreed to activate a solidarity mechanism to provide up to 15,000 doses of MMR vaccine and 10,000 doses of vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus, chickenpox and polio. The decision was made during a meeting on Monday.

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