Millions of children missed measles vaccine

An estimated 169 million children missed out on the first dose of the measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017, according to UNICEF, amid a global surge in cases of the highly contagious disease


NUMBER OF REPORTED MEASLES CASES: By WHO region, Jan-Mar 2019
Percentage increase from Jan-Mar 2018

Total: More than 110,000 cases
300 percent increase

Americas
597
59%

Africa
59,943
714%

Europe
34,383
307%

Eastern Mediterranean
2,077
97%

Southeast Asia
12,127
39%

Western Pacific
3,036
41%

All data provisional


NUMBER OF CHILDREN NOT GIVEN FIRST MEASLES VACCINE DOSE
Top ten high-income countries, 2010-2017

United States	2,593,000
France		608,000
UK		527,000
Argentina	438,000
Italy		435,000
Japan		374,000
Canada		287,000
Germany		168,000	
Australia	138,000
Chile		136,000

Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine

Total: 169 million – average of 21.1 million per year


Sources: UNICEF, WHO 
Picture: Getty Images 
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