News and Views on Global Immunization

Updated December 1, 2023

News and featured stories related to global immunization and vaccine-preventable disease, including vaccination or immunization campaigns, the impact/burden of disease, and CDC’s work both alone and with partners worldwide.

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A 3-year-old girl living in Yemen lost her twin sister to measles after they both contracted the virus.

Global measles threat continues to grow as another year passes with millions of children unvaccinated

November 16, 2023

Urgent global action needed to protect children from measles.

Stories

Nigerian child partially blinded by measles

Photo Essay: Measles, a Dangerous but Preventable Childhood Illness

November 2023

Measles is one of the most contagious respiratory viruses that can cause disease anywhere people are unvaccinated or under-vaccinated.

A mother holds her child, whose finger is being marked to show that the child received a polio vaccine.

Stopping an Outbreak in Its Tracks: Polio Response in Mozambique

September 2023

CDC assists rapid response to a wild poliovirus outbreak in Mozambique.

Photo Essay: Urgently Working to Find and Vaccinate Children Worldwide

April 2023

Pandemic-related disruptions lost us 30 years of progress on protecting children with immunizations.

Sticker created by The Hepatitis Aid Organization in Uganda.

Partnering to Increase Hepatitis B Birth Dose Vaccination in Africa

April 2023

In 2022, CDC partnered with the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination at The Task Force for Global Health and civil society organizations in Africa to encourage hepatitis B vaccination at birth.