Measles vaccinations rate at lowest point since 2008, study findsMeasles vaccinations rate at lowest point since 2008, study finds. Although global measles vaccinations mostly improved from 2000 to 2021, the Covid-19 pandemic presented a setback in the efforts to eliminate the disease, according to the study published Wednesday. The researchers say this is the lowest coverage rate since 2008. The researchers say that “an estimated 56 million measles deaths were averted by vaccination.”The data comes from 194 World Health Organization member states from six regions that have committed to eliminating measles. “All WHO regions remain committed to measles elimination; however, no region has achieved and sustained elimination targets,” the researchers wrote.

Source: CNN November 24, 2022 21:10 UTC