Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease that requires high population
immunity for transmission to be interrupted. All six World Health Organization regions have
committed to eliminating measles; however, no region has achieved and sustained measles
elimination. This report describes measles elimination progress during 2000–2022. During
2000–2019, estimated coverage worldwide with the first dose of measles-containing vaccine
(MCV) increased from 72% to 86%, then declined to 81% in 2021 during the COVID-19 …

Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease that requires high population
immunity in order for transmission to be interrupted. All 6 WHO regions have committed
themselves to eliminating measles; however, no region has achieved and sustained
elimination. This report describes progress in measles elimination during 2000-2022.
Estimated coverage with the first dose of measles-containing vaccine (MCV) worldwide
increased from 72% to 86% between 2000 and 2019 and then decreased to 81% in 2021 …