Vaccine gaps fuel Bangladesh's deadly measles crisis
An 18-year-old mother recounts how her baby nearly died amid a deadly measles outbreak in Bangladesh, a crisis linked to gaps in vaccination coverage.
Eighteen-year-old Rubia Akhtar Brishti says her baby nearly died during Bangladesh’s deadly measles outbreak, describing how she rocked him to soothe searing pain and gasping breaths. The outbreak has been tied to gaps in vaccination coverage that have allowed measles to spread widely.