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Millions of children missed routine vaccinations against diseases such as measles, diphtheria and tetanus during the Covid-19 pandemic, but data now suggests that this decline in routine childhood immunizations may be reversing.
The U.N. children’s fund, UNICEF, warns many children are likely to die from vaccine preventable diseases because of a decline in routine immunization during the COVID-19 pandemic. New data in UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children 2023 report show a significant drop in confidence in the importance of vaccines for children in 52 out of…
Report says there was a decline in routine immunization during the COVID-19 pandemic as vaccine hesitancy grows in some parts of the world
Child diseases on rise as COVID-19 slows routine vaccinations: UN Toggle share menu Advertisement Child diseases on rise as COVID-19 slows routine vaccinations: UN File photo of a South Sudanese refugee child getting vaccinated at the Nguenyyiel refugee in the Gambella Region, Ethiopia on Oct 24, 2017. (Photo: Reuters/Tiksa Negeri) 15 Jul 2021 08:17AM Share this content Bookmark GENEVA: 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, po...
Thursday, 15 Jul 2021 07:25 AM MYT A nurse prepares a syringe for a vaccination against measles as a boy and his father wait in a paediatric polyclinic in Kiev January 15, 2018. — AFP pic Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. GENEVA, July 15 ― 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, UN agencies said today. Measles, one of the world's most contagious diseases, can be fatal ...