'Critical' to catch up on measles vaccinations to stem outbreaks, says WHO
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Vaccinating children who missed their measles shots during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical, a senior World Health Organization official said on Tuesday, as outbreaks of the illness increase worldwide.
Twice as many countries had experienced "large and disruptive" measles outbreaks in the last calendar year as in 2022, Kate O'Brien, director of immunisation at the WHO, told a press conference.
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