WHO and UNICEF data shows COVID-19 pandemic has led to millions of children not receiving basic vaccines
HPS Weekly Report
; 55:30, 2021.
Article
in English
| GIM | ID: covidwho-1755443
ABSTRACT
According to official data published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, 23 million children did not receive basic vaccines through routine immunisation services in 2020, 3.7 million more than in 2019. This latest set of official worldwide childhood immunisation figures, the first to reflect global service disruptions due to COVID-19, show the majority of countries last year experienced drops in childhood vaccination rates. The WHO and UNICEF data highlights disruptions to immunisation services were widespread in 2020, with the WHO Southeast Asian and Eastern Mediterranean regions most affected. As access to health services and immunisation outreach were curtailed, the number of children not receiving their first vaccinations increased in all regions. When compared with 2019, 3.5 million more children missed their first dose of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine (DTP-1), while three million more children did not receive their first measles dose.
immunization; vaccination; children; viral diseases; coronavirus disease 2019; human diseases; vaccines; disease prevention; health protection; diphtheria pertussis tetanus vaccines; combined vaccines; diphtheria; pertussis; tetanus; measles; bacterial diseases; immune sensitization; man; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Corynebacterium diphtheriae; Clostridium tetani; Bordetella pertussis; Measles morbillivirus; Bordetella; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirinae; Coronaviridae; Nidovirales; positive-sense ssRNA Viruses; ssRNA Viruses; RNA Viruses; viruses; Corynebacterium; Corynebacteriaceae; Corynebacterineae; Actinomycetales; Actinobacteridae; Actinobacteria; Bacteria; prokaryotes; Clostridium; Clostridiaceae; Clostridiales; Clostridia; Firmicutes; Alcaligenaceae; Burkholderiales; Betaproteobacteria; Proteobacteria; Morbillivirus; Paramyxovirinae; Paramyxoviridae; Mononegavirales; negative-sense ssRNA Viruses; SARS-CoV-2; viral infections; mixed vaccines; whooping cough; lockjaw; bacterial infections; bacterioses; bacterium
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Collection:
Databases of international organizations
Database:
GIM
Topics:
Vaccines
Language:
English
Journal:
HPS Weekly Report
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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