Almaty city reports up to 800 measles cases this year

Almaty has recorded a total of 825 confirmed cases of measles, including 495 cases among children under 14, since the beginning of this year, Kazinform News Agency correspondent reports. 

The measles situation remains unstable in Almaty. In 2023, 4,846 confirmed measles cases, of which 73% among children under 14, were reported in the city. 183 measles cases were recorded among teenagers, and over a thousand cases among adults, said deputy head of the sanitary epidemiological department of the city Assel Kalykova.

Unvaccinated children accounted for most of the cases due to parental refusal and medical exemptions to vaccinations.

Since November 6, 2023, 149,550 eligible people have received vaccines against measles, including 11,378 children from six to 10 months, 73,164 kids from two to four years, 8,676 health workers, as well as 56,332 children under 18 have been covered with the catch-up measles immunization.