Journal article

Impact of COVID-19 on polio vaccination in Pakistan: a concise overview

Like the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic could be regarded as a child-rights crisis because it could have life-threatening impact over children, who need immunization, now and in the long-term. In the current review, we have discussed delays in polio vaccination, surveillance of polio viruses, reported cases in Pakistan along with recommendations to overcome interrupted immunization.

Languages

  • English

Publication year

2020

Journal

Reviews in Medical Virology

Volume

4

Type

Journal article

Categories

  • Data

Diseases

  • COVID-19

Countries

  • Pakistan

Tags

  • Missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV)

WHO Regions

  • Eastern Mediterranean Region

Topic references

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