The unsatisfactory vaccination rate caused by the ＂rising＂ measles epidemic in Europe

　　Cctv news(International News): Measles is a highly contagious disease, which can induce many complications and even lead to death. The World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe recently released a report that the number of measles cases in Europe in the first half of 2018 increased significantly compared with previous years, setting a record since 2010.

　　The measles epidemic in Europe "rises"

　　The data shows that in the WHO European region, the number of people infected with measles in 2016 was more than 5,000, and the number of infected people in 2017 reached 24,000. In the first half of 2018 alone, the number of infected people nearly doubled compared with 2017, reaching 41,000, and at least 37 people were killed.

　　The unsatisfactory vaccination rate led to the outbreak of the epidemic.

　　According to WHO, the number of measles cases in Europe has surged this year, reflecting that many children and adolescents are not vaccinated or are not fully vaccinated, which is caused by various reasons.

　　First of all, some people living in remote areas have difficulty in obtaining immune resources provided by the public health system because of limited conditions.

　　Secondly, there are people who don’t pay attention to vaccination at all ideologically.

　　BBC reporter Mundasa:
　　Many people think that measles is just a rash.
　　But the problem is much more serious than this.
　　It can induce a variety of serious complications.
　　Such as brain swelling meningitis
　　It can also lead to blindness and damage to the liver.

　　The "anti-vaccine" campaign spread false information

　　In addition, some medical experts pointed out that there are too many rumors and false information about the safety of vaccines, which has misled people. For example, in recent years, the "anti-vaccine" movement has arisen in some western countries. The evidence often cited by the campaign is a research conclusion made by a British doctor named wakefield 20 years ago, that is, there may be a link between measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and autism. This study was later proved to be seriously wrong and deceptive, and the magazine that published the relevant paper also withdrew the paper.

　　However, WHO said that the publication of the paper caused panic, which led to a decline in vaccination rate and a related epidemic.

　　BBC reporter Mundasa:
　　The problem is social media.
　　The speed of spreading these error messages is too fast.
　　The influence is too wide.
　　Public health experts are really worried
　　Some parents choose to listen to false information.
　　Without listening to the important information released by experts.
　　That vaccines can save lives.
　　Can protect the lives of millions of children in the world.
　　Who says there is only one measles vaccine.
　　Just in the past 20 years
　　Saved more than 20 million lives.

　　In this regard, WHO reiterated that the benefits of vaccines far outweigh the risks. Without vaccines, more diseases and deaths will occur. European countries should improve the coverage of measles vaccination to fundamentally prevent the outbreak.