Global measles vaccinations are nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, WHO report finds Number of infections nonetheless climbed higher than pre-Covid tally

https://www.statnews.com/2025/11/28/measles-who-report-vaccinations-cases/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_veGzU481C8Z0-dMLBMORp9ZqCt1Jr59PFjLH8BpeB6_KIuk31FzpctAHKHVT7YDYrsUxkDufmgsYTCnhGzQzIopjUYQ&_hsmi=392293161&utm_content=392293161&utm_source=hs_email Measles vaccinations are up … but so are cases The number of children globally who are vaccinated against measles has jumped (nearly) back to pre-pandemic levels, according to an annual WHO report. But the overall number of cases of the highly infectious disease has increased as well. The report focuses on 2024, meaning that it doesn’t touch at all on this year’s large ongoing measles outbreak in the U.S. and Canada, which led the latter country to lose its measles-free status and left the status of the former’s elimination status in doubt. Read more from STAT’s Helen Branswell on why cases are going up, even with vaccinations on the rise. https://www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/measles-canada-americas-paho-who-elimination-status/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--67Dgh1-n9erwt9uyByEZZw2uh0M1WSwIeW6qpXQefRli_8FGUxvPiLO1V35OOXA-JClZdOQBU_D9rrh_XO3QUvkM3oA&_hsmi=392293161&utm_content=392293161&utm_source=hs_email