Bangladesh measles deaths surpass 1,000 after vaccination drive falls short
- Officials say a mass immunisation campaign missed millions of children as hospitals run out of beds.
- At least 1,002 children have died from measles in Bangladesh, according to the country’s health officials, amid the world’s worst ongoing outbreak.
- On Wednesday, health officials from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) also reported 187,484 measles infections since the outbreak began in March.
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- Officials say a mass immunisation campaign missed millions of children as hospitals run out of beds.
- At least 1,002 children have died from measles in Bangladesh, according to the country’s health officials, amid the world’s worst ongoing outbreak.
- On Wednesday, health officials from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) also reported 187,484 measles infections since the outbreak began in March.
Sources: Al Jazeera