The Ministry of Health is sharpening its instructions to the Israeli public following the outbreak of measles worldwide, saying that all children should receive their first dose at the age of 12 months with the second dose in the first grade. It's important that children who have not yet been immunized get vaccinated quickly.
Passengers traveling to Ukraine, Georgia, Madagascar, Albania and Liberia should be particularly careful to be vaccinated against measles before traveling there. According to the World Health Organization, these countries have the highest rates of morbidity, so the ministry recommends that people reconsider if the trip is necessary.