Measles cases up 20% globally as vaccinations decline

14 Nov 2024, 22:05 by Mark Moran · UPI

Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Measles is making a comeback, with cases up more than 20% across the globe to more than 10.3 million over the last year, the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.

Numbers could have been much higher had it not been for vaccinations, however.