New data reveal nearly 3 in 4 infants live in countries where low vaccine coverage driving measles outbreaks
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According to the findings, the number of children who received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis in 2023 - a key marker for global immunization coverage - stalled at 84 per cent . However, the number of children who did not receive a single dose of the vaccine increased from 13.9 million in 2022 to 14.5 million in 2023.
In 2023, only 83 per cent of children worldwide received their first dose of the measles vaccine through routine health services, while the number of children receiving their second dose modestly increased from the previous year, reaching 74 per cent of children. These figures fall short of the 95 per cent coverage needed to prevent outbreaks, avert unnecessary disease and deaths, and achieve measles elimination goals.
"The HPV vaccine is one of the most impactful vaccines in Gavi's portfolio, and it is incredibly heartening that it is now reaching more girls than ever before," said Dr Sania Nishtar, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance."With vaccines now available to over 50 per cent of eligible girls in African countries, we have much work to be done, but today we can see we have a clear pathway to eliminating this terrible disease.
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