According to the data released by the UN Health and Children's agencies, about 84 per cent of kids or 108 million of them received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in 2023. Moreover, this was given with the third dose serving as a benchmark for vaccination coverage worldwide. New Delhi: The United Nations (UN) on Monday issued a dangerous warning on the immunisation gap among children that could enable the outbreaks of diseases like measles.
The UN revealed that global childhood vaccination levels have stalled, as a result, this has left millions of children un or under-vaccination as compared to the time before the pandemic. According to the data released by the UN Health and Children’s agencies, about 84 per cent of kids or 108 million of them received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in 2023. Moreover, this was given with the third dose serving as a benchmark for vaccination coverage worldwide.
Vaccination thwarted since 2022 The percentage was the same as a year prior which means that a slight progress was noticed in 2022 after a steep decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, warned the UN. As per the report, the rate was 86 per cent in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic. Moreover, 2.
7 million more children remained un- or under-vaccinated last year as compared to the pre-pandemic levels in 2019, the organisation noted. The UNICEF Chief Catherine Russell said in a joint statement said, the latest tre.