Measles cases jump 79 percent in 2022 after Covid hit vaccination campaigns

The five countries with the largest measles outbreaks in the last 12 months were Somalia, Liberia, Yemen, Afghanistan and Ivory Coast. There have been 21 major outbreaks during that period.

Measles cases jumped by 79 percent in the first two months of this year compared to 2021, after Covid-19 and lockdowns disrupted child vaccination campaigns around the world, according to data from UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO).