Worldwide measles deaths climb 50% from 2016 to 2019, claiming over 207 500 lives in 2019
17 Nov, 2020 | 09:34h | UTCSee also: Action needed now to prevent further increases in measles and measles deaths in the coming years – The Lancet AND Progress Toward Regional Measles Elimination — Worldwide, 2000–2019 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
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NEW—Action needed now to prevent further increases in #measles and measles deaths in the coming years
Kim Mulholland, Katrina Kretsinger, Liya Wondwossen & Natasha Crowcroft lay out three pillars of action needed to address this concerning situation https://t.co/m6nD6yupMp pic.twitter.com/njd5PD9K3s
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) November 13, 2020