US EditionDoctors Recommend MMR Vaccine Amid Measles Outbreaks
- Medical professionals have identified a worldwide surge in measles infections, with cases reaching approximately 10.3 million globally in 2023, including recent outbreaks reported in countries such as Australia and Vietnam.
- The outbreak follows a 20 percent increase in measles cases from 2022 to 2023, driven by falling vaccine coverage since the COVID-19 pandemic.
- In Australia, 77 measles cases were reported during the early months of 2025, largely associated with international travel, while Vietnam experienced thousands of cases throughout 2024 and 2025.
- WHO recommends over 95 percent two-dose vaccination coverage, but Australia’s coverage is above 92 percent and a recent review found only 30 percent of four-month-old babies had maternal antibodies.
- Experts stress maintaining high two-dose vaccine rates, raising questions about whether the first dose at 12 months should be given earlier amid ongoing outbreaks.
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Texas doctor urges vaccine amid deadly measles outbreak
The measles outbreak is drawing new attention to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his suggestions of alternatives to the measles vaccine. CBS News' Omar Villafranca spoke to a doctor in west Texas, the epicenter of the outbreak, who says there's no alternative to vaccination.
Infectologist Eduardo López spoke on CNN Radio this Monday about the outbreak of measles in some districts of the province of Buenos Aires and highlighted the importance of vaccination campaigns in the country after the fall in...
CNN Radio Infectious disease specialist Eduardo López spoke on CNN Radio this Monday about the measles outbreak in some districts of the province of Buenos Aires and highlighted the importance of vaccination campaigns in the country after the decline in recent years. “From 2018 to date, coverage has been declining. In 2022, 180,000 children were not vaccinated against measles, and in 2023, about 350,000,” he commented on Los Primeros de la Tarde…
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