Worldwide childhood vaccination rates recovering in some areas following pandemic slump
Fox News
Child vaccination rates across the world recovered in some places in 2022 following a dip during the pandemic. The bounceback was strongest in large lower-income countries.
In 2022, 20.5 million children missed out on one or more routine childhood vaccines, down from 24.4 million children in 2021. Despite the progress, the numbers are still higher than in 2019, when 18.4 million children were not fully protected.
The numbers are estimated from 183 countries, using data based on the take-up of the three-dose diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough) jab, and include children who got no vaccines at all as well as those who missed any of the doses necessary for protection.
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