The W.H.O. and UNICEF announced that a 'perfect storm' of conditions could lead to a measles outbreak as vaccine campaigns have stalled.
in a joint press release that a “perfect storm” of conditions could lead to a measles outbreak.
As of April, W.H.O. and UNICEF documented 21 measles outbreaks over the previous 12 months that were significant in size and disruptive, with most being in the East Mediterranean area and Africa, the release said. The countries with the most significant outbreaks were Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somalia, and Yemen. Nigeria reported 12,341 cases, the most of the listed countries, followed by Somalia with 9,068.
Pandemic-related disruptions, increasing inequalities in access to vaccines, and the diversion of resources from routine immunization are leaving too many children without protection against measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases.
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