Totnes has one of the lowest rates of immunisation against measles in the country.
The vaccine is the first of a number of forthcoming additions to Scotland's immunisation programmes.
That has put all immunisation campaigns - especially those with international links - under suspicion.
The decision by the UN to suspend the immunisation campaign is understandable but deeply regrettable.
The recently signed peace agreements in Congo and Sierra Leone may make immunisation easier in those countries.
"It's highly contagious and we only have one tool in the box and that's immunisation, " he said.
During her time in the area, her work included chronic disease management, immunisation and cervical smear testing.
Unless immunisation is re-started promptly it will allow the virus time to spread and infect more children.
It is what happened to Katie Lodge from Weston-super-Mare just before she was due her first immunisation.
In some areas of the world, fears about the effects of immunisation have led to resistance to vaccination.
But it has so far rested on vigorous programmes, such as road-building and immunisation, rather than new institutions.
War not only scuppers immunisation programmes: it can also create the conditions in which the virus spreads more rapidly.
She added that the flu-immunisation campaign, launched in October 2000, also helped to reduce the pressure on hospital beds.
But if the rumours of renewed outbreaks in southern Brazil prove correct, a resumption of immunisation will probably follow.
"That's really why the immunisation is being concentrated on this week and the very beginning of next week, " he said.
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The UK is thought to be the first country in the world to offer free flu immunisation to all children.
However, the Department of Health said that widespread immunisation would not be appropriate, as the risks were now falling fast.
Mr Poots said he had taken the decision following a recommendation from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
Now, because fewer people go uninsured, the infant mortality rate has dropped and the immunisation rate for toddlers is improving.
All immunisation is intended to benefit the wider population as well as the individual through what is known as herd immunity.
The team flew out in time to support Polio National Immunisation Day in the warm up to the contest on Wednesday.
Highland, like other councils, has been advised by the UK joint committee on vaccination and immunisation to make the flu protection available.
The size of the Urdd festival, and the fact it involves children travelling from across Wales, has led to the immunisation warning.
The Times says pregnant women will be among the first to be vaccinated when a national immunisation programme starts next week.
The HSCIC's NHS Immunisation Statistics, England , 2011-12 report shows coverage in England is still below that of other UK nations.
Unicef say the renewed bad weather has forced it to postpone until next week an immunisation push against measles, meningitis and tetanus.
Researchers from the University of Sydney typed the words "vaccination" and "immunisation" into seven search engines, including Google, Yahoo, Lycos and Altavista.
Italy ranks fourth, partly because of a dramatic improvement in immunisation rates.
Prof David Salisbury, the director of immunisation at the Department of Health, said parents needed to act to prevent outbreaks on their doorstep.
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So the aim of the vaccine is to bridge the gap between birth and immunisation which happens at two, three and four months.
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