A recent editorial in the journal Vaccine X examines the progress towards measles elimination in Asia and the Pacific Region. With a focus on measles in the Philippines, the authors explore how programmatic and social cultural barriers enable ongoing measles transmission. 

Read the article in full: Regional progress and persistent gaps: toward measles elimination in Asia and the Pacific
For more information about measles disease, epidemiology and prevention, visit MVEC: Measles. 

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The Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre (MVEC) is an educational website, developed with the aim of providing up-to-date immunisation information for both healthcare professionals and members of the public. We are based at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), a research organisation, and are affiliated with SAEFVIC (Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Vaccination in the Community), the Victorian Vaccine Safety Service.

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