Japanese rubella update

24 June 2019

According to Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), rubella cases reported this year have climbed to 1,718 (to week 23) with a sharp increase for the previous month recorded in the week 22 report - an additional 300 cases confirmed. Highest rates have been in the prefectures of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Gunma and Saitama. Since December and for a 3-year period, the government is providing free rubella vaccines to men aged 36 to 59 who missed out on earlier public vaccination campaigns. Read more.

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