Drop in childhood vaccinations: 67 million children missed vaccines during pandemic says Unicef

The UN estimates that some 67 million children partially or fully missed routine vaccines between 2019 and 2021. This owing to lockdowns and health care disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. UNICEF said the news meant years of  hard-earned gains in routine childhood immunization have been eroded. Vaccine coverage among children declined in 112 countries and the percent of children vaccinated worldwide slipping 5 points to 81 percent. Africa and South Asia were particularly hard hit. FRANCE 24's Catherine Khedir-Clifford reports.
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