Measles surged across the world with 10.3 million cases in 2023, a 20% increase from 2022. A lack of immunisation is driving the surge. 57 countries experienced measles outbreaks in 2023, affecting all regions. Measles vaccine has saved more lives than any other vaccine in the past 50 years.
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Measles cases surge worldwide
Measles cases surge worldwide
Measles cases have surged across the world with an estimated 10.3 million cases of measles in 2023, a 20% increase from 2022 , according to the World Health O
Measles cases have surged across the world with an estimated 10.3 million cases of measles in 2023, a 20% increase from 2022 , according to the World Health O
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Importance of vaccination against measles once declared non-endemic in the US 🌍💉: In 2024, 40% of people with confirmed measles were hospitalized. Mortality rate is 1-3 deaths per 1,000. Encephalitis occurs in 1 in 1,000. SSPE, almost away fatal, occurs years after measles infection, in 1 in 100,000.
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Experts stress importance of vaccination amidst measles outbreaks
Pediatric infectious diseases experts stress the importance of vaccination against measles, one of the most contagious viruses, which is once more spreading in the United States. In the article published in Pediatrics, they update pediatricians on this vaccine…
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Millions of children worldwide are at risk of lethal diseases because vaccine coverage has stalled or reversed amid persistent health inequalities and soaring levels of misinformation and hesitancy, the largest study of its kind has found. Vaccine-preventable disease pose a growing global risk. 🌍💉🚸
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Millions of children at risk as global vaccine rates fall, study finds
Persistent health inequalities, disruption caused by Covid-19, and soaring levels of misinformation and hesitancy are behind fall, say study’s authors
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