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A year into the Russia invasion of Ukraine, vaccination—both routine and for covid-19—is one of the casualties. Nataliia Bushkovska meets the doctors trying increase uptake In Ukraine, vaccination has always been challenging. In 2016, the country had the lowest routine immunisation rate in the world, according to Unicef.1 Data from the country’s ministry of health showed that just 44% of children under 18 months of age were fully immunised against polio. Only 30% of children up to the age of 6 were fully immunised against measles, 10% against hepatitis B, and 3% against diphtheria, pertu...

"Understanding how the different determinants and dimensions influence vaccine coverage among disadvantaged groups is fundamental to identifying ways to improve vaccine uptake." In recent years, Europe has been dealing with increasing rates of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD) and complex determinants of vaccination, which have contributed to the