Measles Outbreaks Make 2019 a Record-Setting Year | The News Track

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The year 2019 saw a disease that's totally preventable claim the lives of more than 140,000 people, mostly children and babies - all because they missed getting two doses of the measles vaccine. VOA's Carol Pearson reports that unvaccinated children created a pathway for measles outbreaks globally.



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Credit: "VOA" (Voice of America)
Source: https://www.voanews.com/
Report By: Carol Pearson
Duration: 3:31 mins

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