UNICEF USA BrandVoice: Historic Immunization Catch-Up Campaign Reaches 18M Children

Kenya: Global 'Big Catch-Up' Delivers Over 100 Million Vaccines to Children After Covid-19 Disruptions

Nairobi -- A global immunisation drive launched in response to pandemic-related setbacks has delivered more than 100 million vaccine doses to an estimated 18.3 million children across 36 countries, health agencies have announced.

UNICEF USA BrandVoice: Historic Immunization Catch-Up Campaign Reaches 18M Children

UNICEF and partners share results of the Big Catch-Up, the largest-ever international effort to vaccinate missed children and strengthen routine immunization.

Largest catch-up initiative delivers over 100 million childhood vaccinations - The Canadian Media

The Big Catch-Up (BCU), a historic multi-year, multi-country effort to address vaccination declines driven largely by the COVID-19 pandemic, has reached an estimated 18.3 million children aged 1 to 5 across 36 countries with more than 100 million doses of life-saving vaccines, helping to narrow critical immunity gaps, announced Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), WHO, and UNICEF at the start of World Immunization Week. Of the 18.3 million childre…

Global “Big Catch-Up” delivers over 100 million vaccines to children after COVID-19 disruptions

NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 26 – A global immunisation drive launched in response to pandemic-related setbacks has delivered more than 100 million vaccine doses to an estimated 18.3 million children across 36 countries, health agencies have announced. The initiative, known as The Big Catch-Up, was rolled out during World Immunization Week in 2023 to address sharp declines in routine vaccinations caused by COVID-19 disruptions. It concluded in March 2026 …