Measles crisis in Africa amidst the COVID‐19 pandemic: Delayed measles vaccine administration may cause a measles outbreak in Africa.

Even though a vaccine is available, measles still poses a risk in many parts of the world,1,2 including Africa.3 The disease is caused by a highly contagious virus that spreads from person to person via airborne transmission including breathing, coughing, and sneezing. Measles crisis in Africa amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: Delayed measles vaccine administration may cause a measles outbreak in Africa When the COVID-19 pandemic was first declared in February 2020 in Africa, governments moved on to impose stringent measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.