India Ranks Third in children NOT Vaccinated against measles
According to the research, india is one of ten nations where 55% of children worldwide do not have a measles vaccination. This suggests that in 2023, the percentage of vaccinated children in india will be between 90 and 94%.
According to the paper, "the majority of ' measles zero dose' children come from a combination of countries having large birth cohorts, deficient health systems, or both."
The most recent data coincide with the announcement that at least five states in india would have a measles epidemic in 2022, mostly as a result of a decline in vaccination rates for susceptible children during the COVID-19 pandemic years. maharashtra will see the greatest number of measles cases and fatalities.
As a result, india had more "measles zero dose" cases in 2023 than it had in 2022 (11 lakh cases).
Experts say that although the illness has a 1-3 percent case fatality rate, during an outbreak that number might rise to 5–10 percent. In 2023, india ranked second globally in terms of the proportion of children who have not had the first dose of the combination vaccination against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus (DPT-1). Under the UIP, this vaccination is made available to all children at six weeks of age.