Measles cases rose by more than 20% worldwide last year: Here's why
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a decrease in global immunizations is driving the surge. The CDC says an estimated 83% of children received their first dose of the two-dose measles vaccine last year, but only 74% received the second dose.
Surging infections and missed vaccinations put thousands of lives at risk, threatening global elimination goals.
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health & Human Services Secretary. Gov. Josh Green (D-HI), ...
This alarming increase in measles cases is primarily driven by significant gaps in global immunization coverage, underscoring ...
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Cases of measles, a highly contagious viral infection, rose across the world by 20 percent last year. While measles ...
Global measles cases surged by more than 20% to an estimated 10.3 million last year, the World Health Organization and the US ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lobbied against vaccination in Samoa prior to a deadly uptick in measles that infected dozens of ...
More than 22M children missed their first dose of measles vaccine last year, says UN health agency - Anadolu Ajansı ...
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Even when people survive measles, serious health effects can occur, some of which are lifelong. Infants and young children ...
About 107,500 people, mostly young children, died — an “unacceptable” death toll from a disease that’s preventable through ...
According to a study, about 10 million people caught measles last year, a 20 per cent rise compared to 2022. A decline in ...
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