Mayo Clinic Minute: Childhood vaccines — moving the needle up

By ACA | August 8, 2023

Childhood immunization rates around the globe are beginning to recover from the dramatic drop in vaccination during the COVID-19 era, according to a report from the World Health Organization and UNICEF.

While that’s good news, the numbers still remain lower than pre-pandemic levels. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children’s Center, says this leaves many children susceptible to vaccine-preventable infections.
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