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Which countries include measles vaccines in their national vaccination programs?

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  • Vaccines included in a country’s vaccination program are those that are provided and recommended through routine services.
  • They may or may not be mandatory and their coverage rates may vary widely.
  • When countries do not have a vaccine in their schedule, this does not necessarily mean that the vaccine is completely unavailable in those countries, as it may be available commercially.
Which countries include measles vaccines in their national vaccination programs?
Countries including measles-containing vaccine second dose (MCV2) in their national vaccination program.
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – processed by
Last updated
January 9, 2025
Next expected update
January 2026
Date range
1963–2023

Sources and processing

This data is based on the following sources

The World Health Organization (WHO) provides data on the introduction of vaccines into vaccine schedules for countries around the world. The data is collected through the WHO/UNICEF Joint Reporting Form on Immunization.

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January 9, 2025
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Vaccine Introductions - WHO/UNICEF Joint Reporting Form on Immunization (2024), World Health Organization and  UNICEF.

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“Data Page: Which countries include measles vaccines in their national vaccination programs?”, part of the following publication: Samantha Vanderslott, Saloni Dattani, Fiona Spooner, and Max Roser (2022) - “Vaccination”. Data adapted from World Health Organization. Retrieved from /grapher/mcv2-vaccine-immunization-schedule [online resource]
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World Health Organization (2024) – processed by . “Which countries include measles vaccines in their national vaccination programs?” [dataset]. World Health Organization, “WHO Immunization Data - Vaccination Introductions” [original data]. Retrieved April 28, 2025 from /grapher/mcv2-vaccine-immunization-schedule