Child vaccine rates slide in pandemic

The public perception of vaccines for children declined during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report from UNICEF


BABIES THAT HAVE RECEIVED THREE DOSES OF DTP3 VACCINE (diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough, %)

100% 
90 					86%
80 	76%		81% Covid-19 pandemic causes first major fall in 30 years
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20   20%
10 
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1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

       
2019-2021

67 million children miss out entirely or partially from routine immunisations...

... of which, 48 million children miss out entirely

Disruptions set back vaccination rates to levels not seen since 2008
                                             

Sources: Reuters, UNICEF
Picture: UNICEF/Raab 
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