The coronavirus pandemic is putting tens of millions of children’s lives at risk by disrupting routine immunization programs, the World Health Organization and UNICEF said Friday. | AFP
He said that while the world was seeking a safe and effective vaccine for the new coronavirus, vaccines that were already available to prevent other diseases still needed to be delivered.
“Initial analysis suggests the provision of routine immunization services is substantially hindered in at least 68 countries and is likely to affect approximately 80 million children under the age of one living in these countries,” Tedros said.Meanwhile experts said it was vital to maintain the structure of routine vaccination programs in poorer countries, because those networks would be the same ones used to distribute an eventual COVID-19 vaccine.
UNICEF executive director Henrietta Fore said countries have had to suspend campaigns due to the need to maintain physical distancing, while some health centers have been overwhelmed by coronavirus response efforts. Meanwhile health workers have been redeployed to treat COVID-19 patients, and some parents have been unable to get their children to vaccination sites due to movement restrictions.She said countries needed to step up efforts to track unvaccinated children, and find innovative solutions, as Laos has done by immunizing children in supermarkets.
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