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WHO warns of measles outbreaks as vaccination rates drop

Several outbreaks of measles around the world show declining vaccination coverage | Font: AFP

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Several outbreaks of measles in different parts of the world show a decline vaccination coverage The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

The agency noted that COVID-19 pandemic this is one of the main reasons for this situation, but not the only one, since outbreaks also occur in unstable countries, such as countries suffering from armed conflicts or humanitarian crises.

According to the organization, about 25 million children who should have been vaccinated there were none in 2021, signifying a fifteen-year setback in efforts to eradicate measles.

“This is one of the most contagious diseases in which one infected person can infect another twelve to eighteen people, indicating a significant risk of spread,” said the director WHO Department of ImmunizationKeith O’Brien.

Never before has the number of unvaccinated children increased so much. measles like in the past two years, he said.

Measles can be deadly

Experts WHO alarmed that measles outbreaks are growing not only in number but also in size, and warned that this could lead to child mortality if governments do not launch prevention campaigns. vaccination fast.

WHO has proof buds malaria in 26 countries over the past twelve months, especially in Asia and Africa.

O’Brien also said that there was a danger that measles transition from a child population to adolescents and young adults who have not been vaccinated and have never been exposed virus.

EFE


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