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“Daily 14,000 children will be vaccinated during the drive,” he said.According to Vadodara chief district health officer Dr Udaykumar Tilawat outside VMC limits, 4 lakh children will be administered the vaccine. Vadodara: The mega measles-rubella (MR) vaccination campaign for school children to eradicate measles and rubella will kick off in Vadodara city and district from Monday. The vaccination programme has already been completed in 20 states while the drive in Gujarat, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh is beginning from Monday.The state government has requested parents of those children who had taken measles vaccine in the past to participate in the vaccination drive. The nationwide campaign has been started to eradicate measles and rubella by 2020. In total, Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) and Vadodara district health officials are looking to vaccinate 8.25 lakh children in the district.VMC on Sunday also circulated videos on social media through which cricketer Irfan Pathan appealed citizens to ensure that children in the age group of nine months to 15 years are administered the vaccine..