US EditionGlobal vaccination efforts stall, leaving millions of children vulnerable to preventable diseases
GLOBAL, JUN 25 – Vaccination progress stalled since 2010 due to conflicts, misinformation, and the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving over 15 million children unvaccinated in eight key countries, researchers say.
- A study in The Lancet reports global childhood vaccination coverage has stalled, leaving millions of children vulnerable to preventable diseases.
- COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2023 disrupted immunisation services, causing an estimated 12.8 million additional unvaccinated children worldwide, as health systems faced unprecedented pressures.
- The IHME analysis estimates 15.6 million children missed DTP and measles vaccines, while 15.9 million did not receive any polio vaccine between 2020 and 2023.
- As a result of stalled vaccination coverage, measles doubled in Europe in 2024, while polio remains endemic in Pakistan and Afghanistan, increasing outbreak risks.
- Meeting WHO's Immunisation Agenda 2030, only 18 of 204 countries met the target, highlighting the urgent need for 'transformational improvements in equity' to reach 2030 goals.
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Global Vaccination Efforts Stall, Leaving Millions of Children Vulnerable
(MedPage Today) -- Efforts to vaccinate children globally have stalled since 2010, leaving millions vulnerable to tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, and other diseases that can be easily prevented. Protection from measles in particular dropped in 100...
This mostly affects poorer countries, but the EU is not completely safe either.
For decades, vaccinations in children have progressed. However, the vaccination rate has been stagnating for some years.
The millenary struggle of the human being against diseases, especially in children, is suffering alarming setbacks all over the world. This is what indicates a study with data from about 200 countries (that is, practically the whole planet) of the medical journal The Lancet. Published this Tuesday, the document alerts the paralysis and even the reduction of infant immunization coverage, especially in developing areas, but also in some twenty dev…
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