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Category: Measles-rubella vaccine

Posted on December 12, 2019February 3, 2020

Measles cases continue to increase globally since 2016

There has been a 59% drop in measles cases between 2000 and 2018. Yet, since 2016, there has been a spike in the number of cases reported. There were over…

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Posted on December 7, 2019

2.3 million children in India unvaccinated for measles, second highest globally 

At 2.3 million, India has the second highest number of children who are not vaccinated against measles. In 2017, 2.9 million children in India under one year of age had…

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Posted on November 23, 2019November 25, 2019

Infants become susceptible to measles earlier than thought

In countries that have eliminated or nearly eliminated measles, maternal antibodies against the virus have been found to protect infants for only first three months after birth and not six…

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Posted on November 16, 2019February 3, 2020

What led to spread of measles for nearly a year in New York

Though measles vaccine coverage is high in the U.S., the reason why the two outbreaks in New York City and New York State lasted for almost a year boils down…

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Posted on November 7, 2019November 26, 2019

Jaggi Vasudev gives booster dose for anti-vaxxer movement

The highly dangerous and sweeping statement on vaccine side-effects will give anti-vaxxers the much needed impetus and ammunition to scare parents from vaccinating their children. After all, stirring fear in…

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Posted on September 20, 2019November 4, 2019

Vaccine hesitancy and the deadly spread of measles

With 3,65,000 cases of measles reported globally in the first six months of this year, vaccine hesitancy appears to have grown more dangerous to public health. In 121 Indian districts…

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Posted on July 25, 2019August 8, 2019

Sri Lanka: Island of hope in the midst of global measles resurgence

Even as Europe is seeing a resurgence of measles with 1,60,000 cases and more than 100 deaths between January 2018 and May 2019, on July 9, Sri Lanka became the fourth country…

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Posted on March 12, 2017March 12, 2017

WHO’s website for vaccine safety information gains traction

The extent to which rumours about the safety of vaccines can impact the number of children vaccinated was witnessed in Tamil Nadu during the measles-rubella vaccination drive last month. Only…

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