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Health authorities are pushing vaccination on two fronts. NPR reports that an unusually early flu season means Americans should get their flu shot sooner rather than later. In Sweden, the HPV vaccine offer is being broadened, with free shots extended to everyone up to 26 years old, a move welcomed by public health advocates as an expansion of cancer prevention coverage.
- 2Measles Cases in Young Children Up 40% Worldwide●Measles Cases in Children Under 5 Rose an Estimated 40% Worldwide as Pandemic Disruptions Left Millions Unvaccinated
Measles cases among children under five rose by an estimated 40% worldwide, driven by pandemic-era disruptions to routine immunisation programmes that left millions of children unvaccinated. Health experts warn the sharp drop in vaccination coverage has created large susceptible cohorts and could fuel further outbreaks if catch-up campaigns are not urgently scaled up.
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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is raising the question of whether malnutrition reduces how well vaccines work in children. The global health body highlights growing concern that undernourished children, who already face higher disease risks, may also gain less protection from routine immunisation. The issue matters for low-income countries where malnutrition and vaccine-preventable diseases often overlap, prompting debate among health experts on how to combine nutrition and immunisation programmes.