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. 2020 May 13;8(2):218. doi: 10.3390/vaccines8020218

Table 1.

Objectives for two-dose measles vaccination coverage during childhood and for the proportion of protected individuals in different age groups proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the objectives proposed in this study.

Objectives for Measles Vaccination Coverage and Measles Immunity Proposed by the WHO [4,13,14] Proposed in This Study
Two-dose measles vaccination coverage during childhood ≥95% ≥97%
Proportion of individuals protected against measles (% susceptible)
Aged 1–4 years ≥85% (≥15%) ≥95% (≥5%)
Aged 5–9 years ≥90% (≥10%) ≥95% (≥5%)
Aged 10–14 years ≥95% (≥5%) ≥95% (≥5%)
Aged 15–19 years ≥95% (≥5%) ≥95% (≥5%)
Aged ≥ 20 years ≥95% (≥5%) ≥95% (≥5%)