More than 20 million children worldwide miss out on the measles vaccine each year, on average, according to a new report from UNICEF
It takes two doses of measles vaccine to protect children from the disease. A troubling new report from UNICEF finds that 2.5 million children in the United States and 169 million children worldwide missed out on their first dose between 2010 and 2017.
That's roughly 20 million children a year, on average. This gap in protective coverage has triggered measles outbreaks around the globe, from high-income countries in the Americas and Europe to low- and middle-income countries in Asia and Africa. As a result, in 2017, measles killed 110,000 people globally, mostly children, according to the UNICEF report. That's up 22% from the year before.
The UNICEF report noted the global measles crisis has continued into 2019. From January to March, provisional estimates show more than 100,000 measles cases were reported worldwide -- a 300% increase from the same period just one year ago.UNICEF said efforts are underway to address the situation, including procuring more vaccines and helping countries identify unreached children.
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