Vaccine coverage continued to decline worldwide in 2021, with 25 million children missing out on lifesaving vaccines, according to data published by the World Health Organization and UNICEF.
Vaccine coverage continued to decline worldwide in 2021, with 25 million children missing out on lifesaving vaccines, according to data published Thursday by the World Health Organization and UNICEF.
"The largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years has been recorded," the organizations said in a news release. Between 2019 and 2021, there was a 5-point drop in the percentage of children who got three doses of DTP3, the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. This took the coverage down to 81%.
The members of the global Immunization Agenda 2030, an effort to maximize the lifesaving impact of vaccines, ask that governments and other groups help address the backslide in vaccination, including intensifying efforts for catch-up vaccination; implementing evidence-based, people-centered, tailored strategies to build trust; and prioritizing strengthening health information and disease surveillance systems to provide the data and monitoring needed.
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