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Suspected and confirmed measles deaths top 500 in Bangladesh
Health & ScienceDevdiscourse23 May, 08:01 pmAtlasHour
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Suspected and confirmed measles deaths top 500 in Bangladesh

Children under five are most vulnerable to severe infection and death, ⁠particularly those who have not been vaccinated or have only been partially ​immunized, health officials have said. The World Health Organization said ⁠last month declining routine immunisation coverage had increased the risk of a large-scale ⁠outbreak.

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Children under five are most vulnerable to severe infection and death, ⁠particularly those who have not been vaccinated or have only been partially ​immunized, health officials have said.

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