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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, can be fatal to children under the age of five, especially in African and Asian countries with weak h...

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 Children's Fund said in an annual report that the worldwide vaccination coverage gap has created a "perfect storm," leaving more children vulnerable to infectious infections as many countries relax COVID-19 regulations...