Slightly more than half of the 129 countries reporting data to the World Health Organization, UNICEF, Gavi and the Sabin Vaccine Institute indicated that routine childhood immunization services were moderately to severely disrupted, or were totally suspended,
At least 80 million children under a year old could be at risk of diseases like diphtheria, measles and polio as Covid-19 disrupts routine immunizations across the globe, according to data released by global health experts.
Nurses working with the WHO administer the Ebola vaccine to a local doctor at the town all of Mbandaka on May 21, 2018 during the launch of the Ebola vaccination campaign.At least 80 million children under a year old could be at risk of diseases like diphtheria, measles and polio as Covid-19 disrupts routine immunizations across the globe, according to data released by global health experts on Friday.
The reasons vaccine services have been disrupted varied. Some parents are reluctant to leave home because of restrictions on movement, lack of information or because they fear Covid-19 infection, according to the report. Mass vaccination campaigns for polio and measles have been hit the hardest, with measles campaigns suspended in 27 countries and polio campaigns put on hold in 38 countries.
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