Bangladesh launches measles vaccination drive amid deadly outbreak

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Bangladesh has initiated a measles vaccination campaign in response to a deadly outbreak linked to disruptions in routine immunisation caused by political turmoil and vaccine procurement issues during 2024 and 2025. This crisis exposed many children to risk due to postponed or cancelled vaccination efforts.

Health experts have attributed the crisis to disruptions in routine immunisation programmes in 2024 and 2025, when political turmoil, changes to vaccine procurement and the postponement or cancellation of vaccination campaigns left many children unprotected.

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