EdexLive Desk
Status in India
India stood fourth among 194 countries in the number of cases of measles recorded between July 2018 and June 2019
Drop in vaccination coverage
COVID-19 restrictions led to a drop in vaccine coverage to 88% (2020) from 100% (2018)
57 vaccine-preventable disease campaigns in 43 countries have been postponed
Elimination targets
Member countries of the WHO South-East Asia Region resolved to eliminate measles and rubella by the year 2023
So far, five countries have eliminated measles