Master in Food Ethics and Law

UNESCO Chair in Bioethics

Contact

  • Bioethics and Law Observatory
  • UNESCO Chair in Bioethics
  • University of Barcelona
  • Faculty of Law
  • Ave. Diagonal, 684
  • 08034 Barcelona
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • obd.ub@ub.edu
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  • Master in Bioethics and Law
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • master.bd@ub.edu

 

"Measles eradication: a goal within reach, slipping away"

The Lancet

Prior   to   the   introduction   of   the   measles,   mumps   and   rubella   vaccine   (MMR)   in   1963,   an   estimated   3  to  4  million  people  in  the  USA  contracted  measles  annually.   As   of   April   22,   626   children   in   the   USA   have  become  infected  with  the  virus  so  far  in  2019.