Measles outbreaks in Italy: A paradigm of the re-emergence of vaccine-preventable diseases in developed countries

Socioeconomic Determinants in Vaccine Hesitancy and Vaccine Refusal in Italy

“…In Italy, vaccination-uptake levels have been decreasing in recent years, leading to the re-emergence of infectious diseases. Between February 2017 and January 2018, Italy accounted for 34% of cases of measles occurring in the European Union [ 11 ], resulting in a call for the national government to introduce compulsory school-entry vaccination [ 12 ].…”

Measles vaccines may provide partial protection against COVID-19

“…This vaccine is produced on a large scale in many countries and distributed at low cost through the Extended Program on Immunization (EPI), induces life-long immunity to measles after one or two injections. [24] MCVs were first licensed in 1963. Since the 1980s, several live attenuated measles vaccines were developed, either as a monovalent vaccine or in combination with rubella, mumps, or varicella vaccines, or some combinations of these.…”

“…Since the 1980s, several live attenuated measles vaccines were developed, either as a monovalent vaccine or in combination with rubella, mumps, or varicella vaccines, or some combinations of these. When using the combined measles-rubella (MR) vaccine, measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, or measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) vaccine, the protective immune response to each individual vaccine antigen is largely unchanged [24].…”

“…Insufficient vaccine coverage has been identified as a key causative factor in most measles outbreaks. Italy accounts for over 30% of measles cases reported since 2017 in the European Union [24]. In Italy mean measles vaccination coverage from 1980 until 2019 is 84.5% .The majority of reported measles cases International Journal of Cancer and Biomedical Research (IJCBR) Vol.…”

Resurgimiento del Sarampión en el siglo 21. El retorno del Rey

“…No obstante en países desarrollados el problema es diferente. La falta de confianza en las vacunas (calificado por la OMS como uno de los principales 10 problemas graves de salud) promovido por los grupos antivacunas y las falsas percepciones de la relación de la vacuna SRP con autismo han sido uno de los principales problemas en países desarrollados 11,12 . La propagación de esta falsa percepción a través de redes sociales tiene cada vez más relevancia y el daño producido ha tenido consecuencias nefastas en la salud de la población.…”