World Health Organization

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World Health Organization
World Health Organization
January 24, 2025 at 08:57 AM
🫣 There is a disease so contagious that if a child infected with it walks into a classroom every classmate who is not vaccinated against this disease will most certainly get it. Did you guess the disease? We’re talking about measles. ⚠️ Measles is not just a rash, it’s a very serious infection that can put your child in the hospital. Last year alone, 110,000 children died from measles. Measles can cause: 👁️ Blindness 👂🏼 Deafness 🫁 Pneumonia 🧠 Brain infection Measles and the complications it causes are devastating, but completely preventable through vaccination. 🎉 WHO has estimated that more than 60 million lives were saved since 2000 because of measles vaccination. It’s very safe and incredibly effective. 💉 Two doses of measles vaccination is needed to get close to 100% protection. Learn more about measles and the measles vaccine in the latest Science in 5 video ➡️ https://bit.ly/3E6LdR3
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