THE HINDU 2.9 mn children missed measles vaccine
CONTEXT:
- India has 2.9 million children who have missed out on the first dose of measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017 despite over 80% of immunisationcoverage.
- India, with its large annual birth cohort of 25 million, is followed by Pakistan and Indonesia – 1.2 million each.
- In 2017 Nigeria had the highest number of children under 1 year of age who missed out on the 1st dose of vaccine.