WHO: World Vaccinated 1.5m More Babies in 2025, but Millions Remain Unprotected
WHO and UNICEF say conflict, hesitancy and funding cuts are slowing recovery as measles outbreaks were reported in 57 countries.
- On Wednesday, the World Health Organization and UNICEF reported that an estimated 13.5 million infants received no routine vaccines during their first year of life in 2025.
- Conflict, poverty, and growing vaccine hesitancy continue to prevent millions from accessing immunisation; more than half of all zero-dose children live in fragile or conflict-affected countries where services are disrupted.
- While 90% of infants received at least one DTP dose, global measles coverage remains insufficient at 84% for the first dose and 77% for the second, well below the 95% threshold needed to prevent outbreaks.
- These gaps contributed to major measles outbreaks in 57 countries last year, though progress remains uneven; Syria experienced declines while Sudan recorded significant improvements after expanding access despite ongoing conflict.
- WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus warned that sustained investment over 25 years has expanded protection, but recent funding cuts to global health programmes threaten to reverse this progress.
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Global childhood vaccination rates rose slightly in 2025, yet millions of children remained unprotected against preventable diseases as conflict, funding cuts and growing outbreaks undermined immunization efforts.
Africa: Childhood Vaccination Rate Increases Slightly, but Millions Remain Unprotected
Global childhood immunization programmes continued to recover in 2025, but conflict, poverty and growing vaccine hesitancy are still leaving millions vulnerable to preventable diseases, according to new UN data released on Wednesday.
Photo by depositphotos.com Global child vaccination coverage increased slightly in 2025, but 13.5 million children did not receive any vaccinations during their first year of life. WHO and UNICEF warn that conflicts, poverty and misinformation continue to slow progress and increase the risk of outbreaks of preventable diseases. Geneva, Switzerland.- Global child vaccination coverage registered a slight advance in 2025, although it still does not…
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