COVID-19 Pandemic Causes Largest Drop in Childhood Vaccinations in 30 Years

July 15, 2022

A report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF shows that 25 million children missed key childhood vaccines due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Coverage with the DTP3 vaccine, which protects against tetanus, pertussis and diphtheria, fell to 81% from 86% in 2019.

According to Naomi Thomas, “Other decreases were seen in HPV, with which over a quarter of the coverage achieved in 2019 was lost, and measles, with which first-dose coverage dropped to 81% in 2021. WHO notes that this is the lowest level since 2008 and means 24.7 million children missed their first dose in 2021.”

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(Source: CNN, July 14th, 2022)

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