Health agencies warn of measles surge and decline in vaccinations as Trump nominates vaccine-skeptic RFK Jr to head U.S. health agency

CDC and WHO warn of rise in measles and decline in vaccinations The CDC and WHO teamed up to warn the world about a concerning explosion in measles cases, suggesting that drop off of vaccine rates is largely to blame Maiya Focht Daily Mail

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Since the Covid pandemic, the number of people skipping vaccinations has been increasing. The new report found only 83 percent of people worldwide in 2023 got the measles vaccine - mostly unchanged from a record low in 2021. 

Experts suggest this has to do with people missing doctors appointments during Covid, and because of increased vaccine hesitancy, in part promoted by major figures like Robert F Kennedy Jr - the newly nominated head of the Department of Health and Human Services. 

In response to this trend, and the increase of measles, WHO and CDC officials reiterated the best way to prevent the disease is through vaccination. 

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