Between one and three people in every 1,000 who catch measles will die. File photo: AFP Between one and three people in every 1,000 who catch measles will die. File photo: AFP
Between one and three people in every 1,000 who catch measles will die. File photo: AFP
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Measles outbreak: 170 million children under 10 unprotected as global anti-vax movement surges

  • Measles has been on the rise globally. More than 110,000 cases were reported in the first three months of 2019, according to the WHO
  • The anti-vax phenomenon has been fuelled by medically baseless claims spread on social media

Topic |   Measles outbreak
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Updated: 10:41pm, 25 Apr, 2019

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Between one and three people in every 1,000 who catch measles will die. File photo: AFP Between one and three people in every 1,000 who catch measles will die. File photo: AFP
Between one and three people in every 1,000 who catch measles will die. File photo: AFP
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