COVID interrupted routine vaccinations for 25 million kids worldwide
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Data showed the vast majority of the children who failed to get immunized were living in developing countries, namely Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria and more.
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Data showed the vast majority of the children who failed to get immunized were living in developing countries, namely Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria and more.
Around 25 million children around the world missed out on routine vaccinations last year that protect against life-threatening diseases, as the knock-on effects of the pandemic continue to disrupt health…
FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Roughly 25 million children around the world missed critical vaccinations during 2021, as the pandemic continued to disrupt routine medical care, a new
“This is a red alert for child health,” said Catherine Russell, UNICEF’s executive director. “We are witnessing the largest sustained drop in childhood immunization in a generation.”
By Naomi Thomas, CNN Vaccine coverage continued to decline worldwide in 2021, with 25 million children missing out on lifesaving vaccines, according to data published Thursday by the World Health Organization and UNICEF.
About 25 million children worldwide have missed out on routine immunizations against common diseases like diphtheria, largely because the coronavirus pandemic disrupted regular health services or triggered misinformation about vaccines, according to the U.N.
Roughly 25 million children missed one or more doses of the key vaccine DPT in 2021, according to new data from the World Health Organization and UNICEF.
About 25 million children worldwide have missed out on routine immunizations against common diseases like diptheria, largely because the coronavirus pandemic disrupted regular health services or triggered misinformation about vaccines, according to the U.N.
A UN survey said 25 million children missed vaccinations to protect them from life-threatening diseases in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The number was 2 million higher than in 2020.
According to the U.N., the downward trend is likely because of the coronavirus pandemic disrupting regular health services or triggering misinformation about vaccines.
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