Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain on Monday said the measles situation is expected to come under control within four weeks as vaccinated people will develop immunity during this period.
The number of patients has already started declining, he said while talking to reporters after visiting Barishal Sadar Hospital on Monday morning.
Measles vaccination was supposed to be administered every four years but the continuity was disrupted after 2020, leading to the current outbreak, he said
The present government initially had no stock of measles vaccines but managed to procure them within a short time, he added.
During his visit to Barisal Sadar Hospital, the minister first inspected the ticket counter and suspended an employee after finding him absent from duty.
Later, he checked the attendance registers of doctors and spoke to patients receiving treatment.
