According to WHO data, 6β£0β£ mass immunization campaigns are currently postponed in 5β£0β£ countries, putting around 2β£2β£8β£ million people - mostly children - at risk for diseases such as #measles, #YellowFever and #polio.
To support the recovery from #COVID19 and to fight future pandemics, we must ensure access to lifesaving vaccines and routine vaccination services are protected in every country in the πππ.
π― Achieve 90% coverage for essential vaccines given in childhood & adolescence
π― Halve the number of children who completely miss out on vaccination
π― Introduce 500 new vaccines in low & middle-income countries
The impact of childhood vaccination is increasing:
3β£0β£ million lives saved in 2001-10
4β£0β£ million lives saved in 2011-20
5β£0β£ million lives will be saved in 2021-30, if global targets are met
"Globally, the #COVID19 pandemic continues to intensify. Cases have now increased for the 9th straight week, & deaths have increased for the 6th straight week. To put it in perspective, there were almost as many cases π last week as in the 1st 5 months of the pandemic"-@DrTedros
"Itβs pleasing to see small declines in cases and deaths in several regions, but many countries are still experiencing intense #COVID19 transmission, and the situation in #India is beyond heartbreaking"-@DrTedros#InThisTogether
#Malaria still kills 1β£ child every 2β£ minutes.
No children should die because they cannot access life-saving services to prevent, detect & treat the disease.
Reaching 0β£ malaria is possible β Together we can #EndMalaria
In 2019, there were an est. 229 million cases of #malaria & 400 000 malaria-related deaths in 87 countries. Children under 5 years continued to account for approximately 2/3 of deaths from malaria π
By vaccinating today, youβre bringing the world closer tomorrow. Vaccines bring us closer to a world where we can travel βοΈ, protected together from the threat of preventable diseases.
TheΒ @ACTAccelerator, an unprecedented global allianceΒ to develop & deliver the tests, treatments & vaccines the π needs to fight #COVID19, marks its first anniversary today with a special report on its progress & aims for 2021:
πbit.ly/3sFJjLL
The @ACTAccelerator's vaccines pillar, #COVAX has successfully:
β Secured access to over 2 billion #COVID19 vaccine doses
β Shipped more than 40 million doses to 119 economies
To help all countries detect #COVID19, the @ACTAccelerator'sΒ diagnostics pillar has:Β
β Supported the development & use of antigen rapid diagnostic tests
β Procured 65+ million tests for lower income countries