A 2019 analysis of survey data from India, Ethiopia and Vietnam found that children vaccinated against measles scored better on cognitive tests of language development, math and reading than children who did not receive measles vaccines.
Full Citation:
Nandi A, Shet A, Behrman JR et al.. 2019. Anthropometric, cognitive, and schooling benefits of measles vaccination: Longitudinal cohort analysis in Ethiopia, India, and Vietnam. Vaccine. 37(31).
Title of Article: Anthropometric, cognitive, and schooling benefits of measles vaccination: Longitudinal cohort analysis in Ethiopia, India, and Vietnam
Author(s): Nandi A, Shet A, Behrman JR et al.
Publication Year: 2019
Publication Name: Vaccine
Publication Volume: 37(31)
Publication Source URL: https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0264410X19307868?token=DDA9A70520C9D6541151ECFC9972CB01865D2025038B2DE4929FA9AA385C95C8011B8AF3A42C935C6EE309A511398890
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.06.025
Topics: Cognition & Schooling
Disease Vaccines: Measles
Countries: Ethiopia | India | Viet Nam
WHO Regions: Africa | South-East Asia | Western Pacific