Epidemiology: Mapping gaps in measles vaccination coverage | Nature
Research Press Release Nature December 17, 2020 Measles vaccine coverage decreased in more than half of districts in low- and middle-income countries between 2010 and 2019, according to a paper published in Nature. This decline may have contributed to more than 17 million measles cases and 83,400 deaths in children under 5 years old in 2017. The safe, highly effective measles vaccine has been recommended globally since 1974, yet in 2017 there were a record number of measles cases and deaths in children. Although high-income locations, such as the United States and Europe, have recently begun...