By IDSE News Staff
After years of declines in measles vaccination coverage, measles cases in 2022 increased by 18%, and deaths increased by 43% globally compared with 2021 rates, according to a new report from the World Health Organization and CDC.
Measles cases surged from 7 million in 2021 to 9 million in 2022, and deaths rose to 136,000—mostly among children, the agencies said.
“A 43% increase in measles deaths, mostly among children, is a devastating reminder of what is at