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3 Min Read GENEVA (Reuters) - Nearly 23 million children missed out on routine vaccinations last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the highest number in more than a decade, fuelling outbreaks of measles, polio and other preventable diseases, U.N. agencies said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: A South Sudanese refugee child is vaccinated at the Nguenyyiel refugee in the Gambella Region, Ethiopia, October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo Measles, one of the world’s most contagious diseases, c...

23 million children missed out on routine vaccinations due to COVID-19 WION 18 hours ago © Provided by WION The UN agencies have said that the COVID-19 pandemic caused about 23 million children to miss routine vaccinations last year, the greatest number in more than a decade, fueling outbreaks of measles, polio, and other avoidable diseases.  The WHO and the United Nations Childrens Fund said in an annual report that the worldwide vaccination coverage gap has created a "perfect storm," lea...