Eleventh meeting of the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination, 8–10 November 2022

Overview

The eleventh meeting of the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination (‎RVC)‎ took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 8–10 November 2022 to review the 2021 annual status updates (‎ASUs)‎ from Member States of the WHO European Region. The RVC evaluated 50 national ASUs for 2021 submitted by each country’s national verification committee. The RVC concluded that, by the end of 2021, 33 Member States had provided evidence to demonstrate that endemic transmission of measles was interrupted for at least 36 months and was thereby verified as eliminated. Similarly, endemic rubella transmission was interrupted in 48 Member States for at least 36 months and verified as eliminated.