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Source: NEJM

Original: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2515352?af=R&rss=currentIssue...

Published: 2025-12-17T10:00:03Z

The article "Measles 2025" in the New England Journal of Medicine (Volume 393, Issue 24) by Lien Anh Ha Do and Kim Mulholland reviews the current epidemiology of measles and recommendations for prevention.[1][2] The authors state that the recommended age for the first dose of measles vaccine depends on the decline of maternal antibodies and the risk of exposure to measles.[1] The review highlights gaps in immunity in young infants.[1] The utility of an earlier or additional dose of vaccine for more effective protection is being investigated.[1] The article was published online on 25 June 2025.[1][2] The authors are affiliated with the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and the University of Melbourne in Australia, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and the University of Nagasaki.[2] This is a review article with no abstract available.[2]