Global childhood vaccinations edge closer to pre-pandemic levels: WHO report
Global childhood immunization coverage has nearly rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report, with 4 million more children receiving full immunization in 2022 compared to 2021. But the report, released Monday by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO), also shows that recovery is lagging in low-income countries.
Overall, 20.5 million children worldwide still missed at least one vaccine that’s a part of routine immunization in 2022 — an improvement over the 24.4 million children who missed at least one dose in 2021. And 14.5 million children didn’t receive a single dose of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccine, which is used as the marker of overall immunization coverage, compared to 18 million who received no DTP doses in 2021.
