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European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination Dear Dr Marge Truu, Chair, National Verification Committee for Measles and Rubella Elimination – ESTONIA Outcome of the 11th meeting of the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination I have the honor of providing you with an update on the 2021 status of measles and rubella elimination in the WHO European Region following the 11 th meeting of the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination (RVC), held in November 2022. The RVC meets annually to review the status reports and associated documents received from the 53 Member States of the WHO European Region. Based on this review, the RVC verifies the elimination status at the country level and collective progress towards regional measles and rubella elimination. Based on the information provided by the National Verification Committee (NVC) for 2021, the RVC concluded that transmission of measles and rubella remained interrupted in Estonia for a period of greater than 36 months – and elimination is thereby sustained. During these unprecedented times, I would like to personally thank the National Verification Committee and public health authorities for their continued efforts and support for measles and rubella elimination. Country-specific recommendations as well as the 11 th RVC meeting report with general conclusions will be published and sent to you shortly. Please do not hesitate to contact the RVC secretariat in the Vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization programme (VPI) at [email protected] should you have any questions, comments or need for additional technical support. Yours sincerely, Dr Günter Pfaff Chair, European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination