Measles outbreak in the Republic of Uzbekistan
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The article presents the results of the epidemiological analysis of the measles outbreak in the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2018-2020, as well as the results of the mass immunization of children against measles. As a result of the national immunization days with the measles and rubella (MR) vaccine in November-December 2022, 98.4% of children aged 6 months to 5 years were vaccinated against measles.
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