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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Global Measles Cases Are Rising Right Now [Watch (HLS stream): Global Measles Cases Are Rising Right Now](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/7wOJc9cB.m3u8) (1:40)  _Published 2024-04-29. Last year, cases of measles—a serious, vaccine-preventable disease that's highly contagious—jumped by 79% around the world. Most of them were in children. That trend is continuing this year, threatening to reverse an impressive 73% drop in measles deaths worldwide from 2000 to 2018._ --- Apr 30, 2024 3:52 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Measles Cases Are at a 33-Year High. Experts Warn Other Diseases Could Follow](/video/JEZPsDUn/) ### Measles Cases Are at a 33-Year High. 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So, you know, very young children that aren't eligible yet are protected because their siblings and parents and grandparents and neighbors are protected these these disruptions in healthcare and disorder disruptions of vaccination services within that healthcare system has really sore. Really set us up for you know, high high risk and more and more cases. We know that the 86% was not good enough globally to prevent large operates in insert of 18 + 19. + 83% is not going to be enough to actually stop large outbreaks this year or next year. And so we need to do extra from my point of view as a clinician and also as a public health person like if you miss a dose you should get to do send so it can be you can be 20 years old or 30 years old or 6 years old. 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