People turn to priests and vaccination as measles crisis grows Images show children being vaccinated and priests educating themselves about measles after Ukraine recorded more than 35,000 measles cases in 2018 and another 24,000 people were infected in the first two months of 2019 according to UNICEF report. Authorities blame a combination of factors including shortages of vaccine supplies and cuts to health services amid an economic slowdown exacerbated by a five-year conflict with Moscow-backed separatists. Especially worrying is an anti-vaccination sentiment that has grown up in Ukraine, often driven by online campaigns spreading false information about the risks of being vaccinated. IMAGES of children being vaccinated AND SOUNDBITES from medical experts