A decline in vaccination rates is driving a surge in measles cases around the world, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization. Last year,

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