Pandemic behind 'largest backslide in childhood vaccination in a generation,' U.N. says

Pandemic behind 'largest backslide in childhood vaccination in a generation,' U.N. says Around 25 million children around the world missed out on routine vaccinations last year that protect against life-threatening diseases, as the knock-on effects of the pandemic continue to disrupt health care globally. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

That is two million more children than in 2020, when COVID-19 caused lockdowns around the world, and six million more than pre-pandemic in 2019, according to new figures released by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO)...