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The 90% club

The following 45 nations have achieved 90% measles immunization. As the vaccine is not given until a child is at least nine months old, high levels of coverage among children under one demonstrate that an effective system of near-universal outreach has been established. 

Measles immunization

        % immunized 1993	% immunized 1993
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Dominican Rep.	99	Colombia	94
Finland	        99	Honduras	94
Hungary	        99	Lithuania	94
Korea, Dem.	99	Portugal	94
Romania	        99	Ukraine		94
Cuba	        98	Armenia		93
Czech Rep.	98	Korea, Rep.	93
Mauritius	98	Kuwait		93
Chile	        97	Kyrgyzstan	93
Tajikistan	97	Mexico		93
Belarus		96	Viet Nam	93
Iran		96	Malawi		92
Israel		96	Moldova		92
Macedonia	96	Saudi Arabia	92
Norway		96	United Kingdom	92
Paraguay	96	Kazakhstan	91
Slovakia	96	Uzbekistan	91
Argentina	95	Croatia		90
Netherlands	95	Indonesia	90
Oman		95	Slovenia	90
Poland		95	Spain		90
Sweden		95	U.A. Emirates	90
China		94
Note: In some countries, chiefly in the industrialized world, measles vaccination may be given at the later age of 12 - 24 months.

Source: WHO and UNICEF, unpublished data.

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