WHO Publishes Update On Global Rubella, Vaccination Coverage

World Health Organization: Vast progress in reducing rubella, but 3 in 10 children still unprotected against the disease
“For the first time, more than half of all the world’s infants are protected against the debilitating rubella virus, according to a new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Worldwide, more than 80 countries have eliminated the disease…” (10/4).

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