2023-04-20 06:12:00
A UNICEF report stresses the fear of the risks of a measles or polio epidemic due to the pressures on health systems in the “Covid-19” era.
Within 3 years, 67 million children were partially or completely denied vital vaccines, due to repercussions COVID-19 The world has not set back more than ten years in terms of vaccinating children, as the United Nations has warned.
Between 2019 and 2021, due to pressures on health systems or closures related to the pandemic, “more than a decade of progress in routine immunization of children has been wiped out, and getting back on track will be a challenge,” emphasized a UNICEF report, which raised fears of the risks of a measles epidemic or poliomyelitis.
The United Nations agency said that coverage has declined in 112 countries, and between 2019 and 2021 the global child vaccination rate fell five percentage points to 81%, a level not seen since 2008.
And 67 million children missed vaccinations, especially in Africa and South Asia, while 48 million did not receive any doses at all.
“Vaccines have played a very important role in allowing children to live long, healthy lives,” Brian Kelly, who oversaw the drafting of the report, told AFP.
Vaccination of children allows saving 4.4 million human lives annually, and this number may reach about 5.8 million if the world reaches by 2030 to reduce the number of children deprived of the main vaccines in half by 2030, and to reach 90% coverage in terms of vital vaccines.
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