Childhood Vaccinations Decline During Coronavirus Pandemic
THURSDAY, July 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There’s been a decrease in childhood vaccinations during the coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations says.
A May survey of 82 countries suggests that there’s less than a 20% chance that a child born today will have all recommended vaccines by the age of 5, the AP reported.
More than 30 measles campaigns around the world have been, or are at risk of being, halted, which is likely to worsen outbreaks of the highly contagious disease.
“The avoidable suffering and death caused by children missing out on routine immunizations could be far greater than COVID-19 itself,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the AP reported.
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