Childhood immunisations are crucial for child health. Inadequate health systems have resulted in major delays in the immunisation of children. It is disadvantaged children who will suffer the most. See the excellent editorial on the situation in India.
Shet A, Dhaliwal B, Banerjee P, et al
Childhood immunisations in India during the COVID-19 pandemic
BMJ Paediatrics Open 2021;5:e001061. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001061
Best wishes, Imti (he/him)
Imti Choonara, Emeritus Professor in Child Health
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Subject: [chifa] Immunization services begin slow recovery from COVID-19 disruptions – WHO, UNICEF, Gavi
Dear HIFA and CHIFA colleagues,
From the WHO website: https://www.who.int/news/item/26-04-2021-immunization-services-begin-slo...
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26 April 2021 News release
Immunization services begin slow recovery from COVID-19 disruptions, though millions of children remain at risk from deadly diseases – WHO, UNICEF, Gavi
Ambitious new global strategy aims to save over 50 million lives through vaccination...
A WHO survey has found that, despite progress when compared to the situation in 2020, more than one third of respondent countries (37%) still report experiencing disruptions to their routine immunization services.
Campaigns to immunize against measles, which is one of the most contagious diseases and can result in large outbreaks wherever people are unvaccinated, are the most impacted...
“Millions of children across the world are likely to miss out on basic vaccines as the current pandemic threatens to unravel two decades of progress in routine immunization”, said Dr Berkley, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance...
To help tackle these challenges and support the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO UNICEF, Gavi and other partners today launched the Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030), an ambitious new global strategy to maximize the lifesaving impact of vaccines through stronger immunization systems...
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