Journal article
Immunization during COVID-19: let the ninja dance with the dragon
Findings
Immunization remains one of the most successful, safe, cost-effective and proven fundamental disease prevention measures in the history of public health. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has effectively thrown the world's immunization practices out of gear, depriving approximately 80 million infants, in rich and poor countries alike, at risk of triggering a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases such as diphtheria, measles and polio. It is estimated that each COVID-19 death averted by suspending immunization sessions in Africa could lead to 29-347 future deaths due to other diseases including measles, yellow fever, polio, meningitis, pneumonia and diarrhoea.
Languages
- English
Publication year
2021
Journal
Journal of Health Research
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Programme management
Diseases
- COVID-19
Topic references
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