Measles, mistrust, and missed protection in the Americas
The Lancet Regional Health – Americas · 2026
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An editorial in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas warns in 2026 that measles is surging back across the Americas. By mid-April the region had already passed the case total for all of 2025, with Mexico and Guatemala hit hardest.
The region once eliminated local measles spread, lost that status, regained it, and lost it again. Two thirds of current cases have no record of vaccination. About five million children missed routine shots between 2022 and 2024. The editorial argues the drivers mix mistrust, poor access, belief, and weak government action. Facts alone will not fix it, the editors write, when trust and services are missing.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | The Lancet Regional Health – Americas |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |