Global measles cases jumped in 2023 due to “inadequate” vaccine coverage
Reuters Measles cases rose 20 per cent last year, driven by a lack of vaccine coverage in the world’s poorest countries and those riddled with conflict, the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday. Nearly half of all the large and disruptive outbreaks occurred in the […]
More than half the world faces high measles risk, WHO says
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters More than half the world’s countries will be at high or very high risk of measles outbreaks by the end of the year unless urgent preventative measures are taken, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday. Measles cases have been increasing across most regions mainly due to missed vaccinations during the COVID-19 […]