Nine children died of measles in Kyrgyzstan in 2023. The Republican Center for Immunoprophylaxis confirmed the information to 24.kg news agency.
All the children were not vaccinated. Their age is up to 12 months and older.
The measles vaccination campaign continues.
Earlier, the Cabinet of Ministers reported that last year more than 6,200 people with suspected measles and rubella were registered, about 5,900 cases were classified as measles.
In the first nine months of 2023, more than 17,000 Kyrgyzstanis refused vaccination of their children.
