Global health officials noted that there was a 20% spike in measles cases in 2023 as 17% of children missed their recommended first dose of the vaccine.

Young children are particularly vulnerable to the disease, which killed an estimated 107,500 people in 2023, most of whom were under 5.

Measles is making a comeback, with cases up more than 20% across the globe to more than 10.3 million over the last year, the World Health Organization and the U,S, Centers for Disease Control and Prev