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Ammon News - Minister of Health, Dr. Firas Hawari, said that Jordan witnessed a similar outbreak of "Measles" in 2013, adding that the Ministry of Health at that time took control of the infection hotspots and vaccinated 120,000 people who had contact with those infected within a radius of 1,000 metres.

The spread of measles was due to hesitation in taking vaccinations, in addition to the ban during the Coronavirus, which reduced people’s tendency to get vaccinated, he added during a press conference on Monday at the Ministry of Health.

The global openness and the influx of refugees contributed to the spread of the disease globally, he noted.

Hawari also explained that the vaccine currently intended to be used against measles was used in 2013 and was approved by the Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA).

Forms will be sent to the students’ parents to accept or reject the vaccine, and the responsibility will fall on the parents, he said, stressing that the vaccination will not be mandatory.

The vaccine verification mechanism will go through the usual routine methods for verifying vaccines, and the campaign will begin at the beginning of November 11, he noted.