WHO Press conference (under embargo)
Press Conference Announcement
Measles and rubella elimination
EMBARGOED UNTIL 04:00 GMT (06:00 CEST) – Thursday, 29 August 2019
This week, WHO’s Regional Office for Europe will publish the conclusions of the annual meeting of the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination (RVC). This briefing will reveal the measles and rubella elimination status of countries in the European Region. There will also be a discussion and a chance to ask questions about global measles and rubella vaccination coverage and elimination progress.
Will be webcast after embargo on http://webtv.un.org/
Dr Siddhartha Datta, Programme Manager, Vaccine-preventable Diseases and Immunization, WHO Regional Office for Europe Dr Kate O’Brien, Director, Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, WHO
This week, WHO’s Regional Office for Europe will publish the conclusions of the annual meeting of the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination (RVC). This briefing will reveal the measles and rubella elimination status of countries in the European Region. There will also be a discussion and a chance to ask questions about global measles and rubella vaccination coverage and elimination progress.
Will be webcast after embargo on http://webtv.un.org/
Dr Siddhartha Datta, Programme Manager, Vaccine-preventable Diseases and Immunization, WHO Regional Office for Europe Dr Kate O’Brien, Director, Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, WHO
