Confusion around the government's Measles and Rubella (M-R) vaccination drive doesn't seem to end. City schools have now been issued with directives to ensure 100 per cent attendance on the day of the vaccination as also to upload details of all the students who are vaccinated immediately on the online portal to ensure real-time updates. Yet, the state health department has said the vaccination is not mandatory. This has led to much uncertainty among parents who have already vaccinated their children.

The state government's M-R Vaccination drive where kids from in the age group of 9 months to 15 years are vaccinated has been questioned in the past too following several apprehensions around it. When the drive first began, parents were confused as most children had already been vaccination in infancy. Also, some children had reported reactions to the medicine, further scaring parents. When mid-day reported this issue, a state government officer had said the vaccination was not compulsory.