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It surprised me too, and it's unclear what their basis is for saying this. This WHO page [1] on measles statistics claims a 60% increase for the Americas. Mayb
by lxwang 7y ago
It surprised me too, and it's unclear what their basis is for saying this.
This WHO page [1] on measles statistics claims a 60% increase for the Americas. Maybe the BBC interpreted a <100% increase as a decrease, or maybe I'm misinterpreting it, since I don't see the raw numbers.
1: https://www.who.int/immunization/newsroom/measles-data-2019/en/ https://www.who.int/immunization/newsroom/measles-data-2019/...
- jfengel 7y agoConceivably "the Americas" could mean "the western hemisphere minus the US". It's an awkward way to put it, but it's an awkward concept.