6.2million Nigerian children missed all routine immunization (zero dose) between 2019- 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic
About 33 million children will need to be vaccinated in Africa between 2023 and 2025 to put the continent back on track to achieve the 2030 global immunization goals that include reducing morbidity and mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Meanwhile, about 6.2 million children in Nigeria did not receive any single routine immunization (zero dose) between 2019 to 2022 due to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr Walter Mulombo who disclosed this yesterday at the WHO Medial Round Table on the African Vaccination Week celebration 2023 in Abuja, said that the plan to introduce malaria vaccine in routine immunization in Nigeria, and Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV) in 2023 and 2024 are commendable as it aligns with establishing…
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