With this achievement, the Americas regains its status as a region free of endemic measles.Brasilia, November 12, 2024 (PAHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, and the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, today confirmed that Brazil has been re-verified as free of measles, rubella, and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). This means that the Americas has now recovered its status as a region free of endemic measles, a milestone first achieved in 2016.
Let’s send RFK down there to show them what’s up. 🥴
Keep your brain worms to yourself, thank you very much