NZ children face a ‘perfect storm’ of dangerous diseases as immunisation rates fall
- Written by: Anna Howe, Research Fellow, University of Auckland
Getty ImagesRoutine childhood immunisations have dropped so dramatically globally during the COVID-19 pandemic that the World Health Organization and UNICEF are raising the alarm.
Internationally, 25 million children in 2021 alone have missed out on life-saving vaccinations. This is the largest sustained drop in childhood immunisation in a...
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