Immunization coverage for children worldwide stalled during 2023, new UN data shows
Jul 15, 2024, at 07:08 pm
New data published on Monday by UN agencies shows that immunization coverage for children worldwide stalled during 2023, leaving around 2.7 million lacking the protection they need compared to the pre-COVID-19 levels of 2019.
World Immunization Week sees ‘big catch-up’ to get vaccines back on track
Apr 25, 2023, at 06:33 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic caused millions of children to miss out on routine vaccines and countries must act now to restore essential immunization coverage to a least 2019 levels, UN health agency WHO said on Monday, marking the start of World Immunization Week.
J&K boasts of second highest Covid 19 incoulation coverage
Oct 19, 2021, at 02:48 am
Srinagar/IBNS: J&K stands at number two among the Covid19 inoculation ranking of states and union territories in India, the Immunization department said on Saturday.
New UN-led global immunization push aims to save more than 50 million lives
Apr 27, 2021, at 05:50 pm
New York: A UN-led global immunization strategy was unveiled on Monday to reach more than 50 million children who have missed lifesaving jabs against diseases such as measles, yellow fever and diptheria, in large part because of COVID-19 disruption.
Pandemic putting immunization gains at risk, UN agencies warn
Jul 16, 2020, at 11:34 pm
New York: Disruptions in the delivery of immunization services resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic threaten to unravel global gains in reaching more children and young people with a wider range of vaccines, two UN agencies warned on Wednesday.
COVID-19 putting routine childhood immunization in danger: UN health agency
Apr 28, 2020, at 01:27 pm
New York/IBNS: As the new coronavirus continues its relentless march across the planet, with nearly 2.9 million cases reported as of Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) remains concerned about the pandemic’s impact on other health services, especially for children.
Strengthen efforts to immunize five million unvaccinated children: WHO
Jul 17, 2018, at 07:56 pm
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): Lauding efforts being made by countries to save more and more lives through immunization, including during public health emergencies, World Health Organization today called for further accelerating efforts to reach the nearly five million unvaccinated children in WHO South-East Asia Region.