Thread by @WHO

More than 1 in 10 children worldwide missed out on lifesaving #vaccines such as #measles, #diphtheria and #tetanus in 2018: New data from WHO/@UNICEF

who.int/news-room/deta…

Globally, since 2010, vaccination coverage with 3 doses of #diphtheria, #tetanus & #pertussis and the first dose of the #measles vaccine has stalled at around 86% - not sufficient as 95% coverage globally is needed to protect against outbreaks of #vaccine-preventable diseases

Most unvaccinated children live in the poorest countries and are disproportionately in fragile or conflict-affected states.
Almost half are in just 16 countries:
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bit.ly/2LnPP8G #vaccination

In 2018, almost 350,000 #measles cases were reported globally, more than doubling from 2017.
Measles is so contagious - an outbreak points to communities that are missing out on #vaccines due to access, costs or, in some places, complacency bit.ly/2LnPP8G

10 countries with highest reported incidence rate of measles cases in 2018:
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🇾🇪Yemen
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Low vaccination coverage over time or discrete communities of unvaccinated people can spark deadly outbreaks

90 countries – home to 1 in 3 girls worldwide - had introduced the #HPV vaccine into their national programmes. Yet, just 13 of these are lower-income countries.
This leaves those most at risk of cervical #cancer still least likely to have access to the #vaccine

Together with partners like @gavi, WHO, @MeaslesRubella and @UNICEF are supporting countries to strengthen their #immunization systems and outbreak response bit.ly/2LnPP8G #VaccinesWork

📷: @UNICEF/Hibbert

Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis #vaccination coverage (3rd doses) is used as an indicator to assess the proportion of children vaccinated with routine #vaccines and is calculated for children under one year of age bit.ly/2LnPP8G