Health Ministry urges vaccines after unvaccinated 17-year-old dies of measles

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Following the death of a 17-year-old unvaccinated boy in Israel’s ongoing measles outbreak, the Health Ministry stressed the importance of vaccinations and seeking treatment in a statement on Tuesday.

The teenage boy, who had underlying health conditions, was hospitalized and diagnosed with measles two and a half weeks ago, dying in the night between Sunday and Monday, the Health Ministry said. 

In total, 17 deaths from measles have been recorded since April 2025, with most of the fatalities occurring in unvaccinated but otherwise healthy children and infants.

The outbreak, largely concentrated within the country’s ultra-Orthodox communities, is almost completely preventable through vaccination, something that the Health Ministry emphasized in the statement.