The increase in measles across Europe has been part driven by a fall in vaccine uptake during the pandemic, Julia Pongracz, head of epidemic prevention for Vienna, has told CGTN.
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00:00 We do see an increase of measles cases in Europe, which was expected after the COVID-19 pandemic.
00:07 It is important that we focus on increasing the vaccination rates
00:12 and closing the gap that was created because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
00:16 Nevertheless, the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention still states
00:21 that the probability of transmitting measles is low.