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JORDAN/VACCINATIONS
STORY: JORDAN/VACCINATION CAMPAIGN
SOURCE: UNICEF
TRT: 2:20
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
DATELINE: 14 APRIL 2013, ZA’ATARI REFUGEE CAMP, JORDAN
1. Wide shot, Za’atari refugee camp, tents
2. Med shot, nurse unpacking vaccines
3. Close up, nurse putting on face mask
4. Close up, nurse putting on gloves
5. Med shot, nurse filling syringe
6. Close up, needle in vaccine vial
7. Wide shot, busy road in Za’atari
8. Wide shot, vaccination tent
9. Wide shot, inside vaccination tent
10. Close up, boys face
11. Close up, needle going into arm
12. Close up, boys face
13. Med shot, child receiving polio
14. Med shot, child receiving vitamin A
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Carine Boyce, UNICEF Health Specialist:
“This campaign today is very important because we don’t really know the coverage of measles immunization in the camp now and we have noticed cases In Iraq and Lebanon and even in Syria so that’s why we really need to do this campaign now.”
16. Med shot, child receiving vaccination
17. Med shot, nurse filling syringe
18. Close up, needle in vial
19. Med shot, young man receiving vaccination
20. Med shot, man registering for vaccination
21. Med shot, woman talking to man registering
22. Med shot, man receiving vaccination
23. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohamed Nassa, 27 years old:
“It’s an insurance for the children and us. It’s very important for everyone to get vaccinated especially those living at the camp.”
24. Close up, flag flying
25. Wide shot, family arriving for vaccinations
26. Wide shot, people waiting outside tent
27. Med shot, boy receiving vaccination
28. Close up, needle going into arm
29. Close up, boys face
30. Med shot, boy receiving vitamin A
31. Med shot, woman registering people
32. Close up, vaccination tally card
33. Med shot, girl receiving vaccination
34. Med shot, woman registering family
35. Close up, vaccination tally card
36. Med shot, boy receiving vaccination
37. Med shot, girl registering
38. Close up, needle in arm
39. Med shot, boy dipping finger in ink on way out
40. Close up, finger in ink
It’s early morning at Za’atari refugee camp and preparations are in full swing for a mass measles and polio vaccination campaign.
Preventing outbreaks of highly contagious diseases, such as measles, is critical for the more than 100,000 Syrians living in overcrowded conditions.
The target is to immunize at least 90,000 against measles and 24,000 children under five-years old against polio, as well as providing vitamin A, over a two-week period.
SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Carine Boyce, UNICEF Health Specialist:
“This campaign today is very important because we don’t really know the coverage of measles immunization in the camp now and we have noticed cases in Iraq and Lebanon and even in Syria so that’s why we really need to do this campaign now.”
Immunization is available for those from six months up to 30 years old.
After vaccinating his two children, 27 year-old Mohamed Nasa is also getting the measles shot himself.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohamed Nassa, 27 years old:
“It’s an insurance for the children and us. It’s very important for everyone to get vaccinated especially those living at the camp.”
Flags, flyers, posters and Syrian volunteers, who spread the word, encouraged thousands to turn out on the first day, with 6,000 people being vaccinated against measles alone.
The campaign is organized by the Ministry of Health, with support from UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO and other partners.
After Za’atari camp the plan is to vaccinate Jordanians and Syrians in towns across northern Jordan. The coverage will significantly reduce the risks of the potential spread of this deadly disease.
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