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Which vaccine is effective for Mass vaccination post-disaster?

A
Cholera
B
Typhoid
C
Measles
D
Scrub typhus
High-Yield Explanation
Measles vaccine is effective post-disaster. Incubation period - 10-14 days IP of Vaccine Induced Measles(VIM) - 7 days, hence immunity is provided before the natural infection. The highest risk of transmission post-disaster is of diarrhoeal and respiratory diseases, which have an incubation period of a few days. ABSOLUTELY contraindicated in post-disaster phase for mass vaccination Typhoid Cholera Tetanus .

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