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Collectively these activities were successful in reaching and sustaining a high enough proportion of the child population to achieve herd immunity and prevent measles transmission.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Additional efforts and resources are needed to continue pushing coverage up, particularly for measles immunization, in rural\/hard-to-reach areas, amongst younger children, and less educated\/poorer groups. 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