PAHO calls for closing vaccination gap generated by COVID-19 pandemic disruption 23 Apr 2021
In 2020, vaccination rates against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis dropped by 18.2% while immunization against measles, mumps, and rubella declined by 13.9%, compared to 2019.
Washington, D.C., April 23, 2021 (PAHO) – On the eve of Vaccination Week in the Americas, PAHO urged countries to close the immunization gap that resulted in hundreds of thousands of children missing vaccinations last year. The decline in immunization was partly due to interruptions in health services because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The call for stepped up immunization coincides with the April 24-30 Vaccination Week in the Americas and World Immunization Week, regional and global events when countries launch immunization campaigns. The 2021 theme – “Vaccines bring us closer” – is the need to focus on closing the immunization breach.
PAHO calls for closing vaccination gap generated by COVID-19 pandemic disruption
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In 2020, vaccination rates against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis dropped by 18.2% while immunization against measles, mumps, and rubella declined by 13.9%, compared to 2019.
Washington, D.C., April 23, 2021 (PAHO) – On the eve of Vaccination Week in the Americas, PAHO urged countries to close the immunization gap that resulted in hundreds of thousands of children missing vaccinations last year. The decline in immunization was partly due to interruptions in health services because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The call for stepped up immunization coincides with the April 24-30 Vaccination Week in the Americas and World Immunization Week, regional and global events when countries launch immunization campaigns. The 2021 theme – “Vaccines bring us closer” – is the need to focus on closing the immunization breach.
Cameroon receives 200,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines from China
Thursday April 15 2021
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More than 500 accredited vaccination centres have already been created across the country, according to vaccination agency, the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI).
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Cameroon has received a donation of 200,000 doses of Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccine, Sinopharm, after it suspended the approval of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines over safety concerns.
The AstraZeneca vaccines are being distributed under the World Health Organization-backed Covax initiative, but there have been several reports linking it to rare cases of blood clots.
Cameroon’s Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute received the vaccines from Chinese Ambassador Wang Yingwu on Sunday night after a special Air France flight delivered the first consignment at the Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport.
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