A global surge in measles cases

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4.6 • 884 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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The World Health Organization has released a new study saying that an estimated 107,500 people died from measles in 2023, most of them under the age of five. Also, a look at the effectiveness of “blue zones.” And, some moments of joy and resilience amid the war in Gaza. Also, farmers in Spain try to convert olive pits into "bio-fuel.” Plus, a look at last night’s Latin Grammy Awards.

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0:00.0	Global health experts say the number of measles cases shot up last year.
0:10.2	Falling vaccination rates are putting people's lives in danger.
0:13.6	So measles itself is serious, especially in children that are very young or if they're malnourished.
0:19.9	I'm Carolyn Beeler.
0:21.1	And I'm Carol Hills, how the upward trend in measles cases can be reversed.
0:25.9	Also, the reasons why people in Okinawa live longer than most, well, they may not actually be
0:30.9	true.
0:31.6	There's a claim that they're vegetarian.
0:33.7	They are dead last in eating their vegetables.
0:36.3	We'll also hear about daily life in the Gaza Strip,
0:39.6	where despite all the death and destruction,
0:42.2	people still manage to savor moments of joy.
0:49.0	Those stories and more ahead today on the world.
1:00.8	I'm Carol Hills.
1:02.1	And I'm Carolyn Beeler.
1:04.0	Thank you for being here this Friday.
1:07.8	Measles is making a worrisome comeback worldwide.
1:10.7	There were more than 10 million cases last year. That's a 20% increase compared
1:12.6	to 2022. And it's endangering lives and health, according to a joint statement by the World Health
1:18.8	Organization and the CDC. The main reason for this increase is that fewer people are getting vaccinated.
1:25.4	Hanan Noi Nek is a chief physician at the Finnish Institute for Health
1:29.0	and Welfare in Helsinki. If we look into the data for this year, majority of the cases have been
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