A record high of nearly 40 million children around the world missed a measles vaccine dose in 2021, according to a new report that found immunization levels had failed to rebound from disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The research, which was jointly published by the World Health Organization and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the decline was a major setback in eliminating the deadly disease.
"Getting immunization programs back on track is absolutely critical. Behind every statistic in this report is a child at risk of a preventable disease," he said in a statement. In 2021, only 81 percent of children globally received their first dose and 71 percent received their second.The five countries with the highest number of infants who did not receive their first dose were Nigeria, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia and Indonesia.
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