Global progress against measles threatened amidst COVID-19 pandemic

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• Corporate Authors:
  Center for Global Health (U.S.). Global Immunization Division.
• Description:
  The largest increase in unvaccinated children in 20 years and critical gaps in disease surveillance increase risk of measles outbreaks, putting lives at risk: WHO, CDC
  
  While reported measles cases have fallen compared to previous years, progress toward measles elimination continues to decline and the risk of outbreaks is mounting, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During 2020, more than 22 million infants missed their first dose of measles vaccine – 3 million more than in 2019, marking the largest increase in two decades and creating dangerous conditions for outbreaks to occur.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Global Health Immunization Programs Measles Measles Vaccine Pandemics Vaccination
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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  urn:sha256:e2367fe7178f11ff87f921af85db1c6036a22006d1508d4d6744711910e6ea3d
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/112240/cdc_112240_DS1.pdf
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