- Title
- Time for an immunisation paradigm shift
- Creator
- Durrheim, D. N.; Goodson, J. L.
- Relation
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Vol. 111, Issue 2, p. 41-42
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trx018
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- We are approaching a tipping point in measles history where the world community must decide on whether to pursue a global eradication goal. Considerable progress has been made to reduce this deadly scourge globally; increasing vaccination coverage is estimated to have saved 4.2 million lives during 2012–2014 alone. However, tragically, nearly a fifth of every global birth cohort misses out on measles vaccination, and measles remains a major cause of childhood mortality. Although every WHO region has a goal to eliminate measles on or before 2020, a recent mid-term review of the Global Measles and Rubella Strategic Plan reported progress was not on track.
- Subject
- eradication; immunisation; measles; microarray patch; rubella; syringes; vaccination
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1350145
- Identifier
- uon:30500
- Identifier
- ISSN:0035-9203
- Language
- eng
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