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Delayed vaccination: Nigeria, Angola, Guinea, others risk measles outbreaks, says WHO The Punch Published 12:22 am The World Health Organisation has warned that 15 African countries risk measles outbreaks over delayed measles immunisation drives last year as they deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The organisation noted in a statement that while seven of the countries had completed the campaigns, eight remained outstanding, posing a risk of major measles outbreaks. The eight countries are Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea and Nigeria. According to the WHO, on the eve of the African Vaccination Week – the annual campaign for universal access to life-saving vaccines on the continent – new, early data shows that an estimated 16.6 million children in Africa missed planned supplemental measles vaccine doses between January 2020 and April 2021. It added that eight African countries reported major

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