Overview

• Mexican authorities have reported over 3,000 measles cases and nine deaths during the outbreak driving unprecedented vaccine demand.
• Only 42 percent of two-year-olds in Mexico completed their routine immunization schedule, creating large susceptible cohorts.
• Global measles vaccination coverage rose to 84 percent in 2024, still below the 86 percent peak reached before the COVID-19 pandemic.
• More than 14 million children worldwide received no vaccine doses in 2024, with experts warning that funding cuts and misinformation risk reversing gains.
• Health authorities emphasize the need to reach at least 95 percent measles immunization to prevent further outbreaks and meet 2030 targets.