While reported measles cases have fallen compared to previous years, progress toward measles elimination has also declined.
In addition, the risk of future measles outbreaks is mounting, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
This report found in 2020, more than 22 million infants missed their first dose of the measles vaccine, an increase of 3 million compared to 2019.
And measles outbreaks occurred in 26 countries.
Under-Vaccinated Children At-Risk During Measles Outbreaks
Thanksgiving Holiday Plans Include International Visitors
Airports and roads may be jam-packed for the Thanksgiving holiday as AAA predicts about 53 million people will travel this year.
This forecast represents an increase of 13% from 2020.
With 6.4 million more people traveling this Thanksgiving coupled with the recent opening of the U.S. borders to fully vaccinated international travelers—people should prepare for airports to be noticeably more crowded.
As travel restrictions continue to lift and consumer confidence builds, AAA urges travelers to be proactive when making their plans this holiday season.
Fewer Deaths Reported With Enrollment in COVID-19 Remote Monitoring
Remote monitoring service, COVID Watch, reduced deaths at 30 and 60 days and was associated with presentation to emergency department sooner
Positive SARS-CoV-2 Test Result Linked to Psychiatric Morbidity
However, risk for incident psychiatric morbidity was similar for those with negative SARS-CoV-2 test result and was higher with influenza
Nearly 10 Percent of Younger Children Have Gotten First COVID-19 Vaccine Dose
Children who get their first shot by the end of the week and their second one three weeks after will be fully vaccinated by Christmas
Moderna Asks FDA to Approve Its Booster Shot for All Adults
Moderna booster is half the dose of the initial vaccination series: 50 mcg versus 100 mcg