Due to the #COVID19 pandemic, 2⃣3⃣ million children 👦👧 missed out on basic vaccines through routine immunization services in 2020, increasing by 3.7 million and the highest number since 2009.

More data from WHO & @UNICEF 👉bit.ly/3B4150v
Without high childhood vaccination rates, countries face risks of multiple disease outbreaks. Spread of diseases like #measles, polio or meningitis could be catastrophic for countries already battling #COVID19.

👉bit.ly/3B4150v #VaccinesWork
Up to 1⃣7⃣ million children likely did not receive a single vaccine during last year.

Most of these children 👧👦 live in conflicted-affected communities, slum areas or under-served remote places. 👉bit.ly/3B4150v
Last year, millions more children👧👦 missed even their first dose of diphtheria, tetanus & pertussis vaccine.

Countries with the highest increase include

#India 🇮🇳
#Pakistan 🇵🇰
#Indonesia 🇮🇩
#Philippines 🇵🇭
#Mexico 🇲🇽

More info 👉bit.ly/3B4150v
Even before #COVID19, global childhood vaccination rates against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles & polio had stalled for several years, putting millions of children at risk from devastating but preventable diseases.

More info 👉bit.ly/3B4150v
As health services resume, do not delay getting vaccinated. If you wait until an outbreak occurs, there may not be enough time to get all the vaccine doses you need. #VaccinesWork!
WHO is supporting countries to get back on track with immunization by:

✅ Restoring services & vaccination campaigns
✅ Amplifying vaccination info
✅ closing gaps in immunization coverage

and much more 👉bit.ly/3B4150v
Through the Immunization Agenda 2030, WHO & partners aim to

🎯 Achieve 90% coverage for essential vaccines given in childhood & adolescence
🎯 Halve the number of children who completely miss out on vaccination
🎯 Introduce 500 new vaccines in low & middle-income countries

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More from @WHO

13 Jul
Global hunger, malnutrition & food insecurity have dramatically worsened due to #COVID19.

🆕 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 report explains why 👉bit.ly/36wtXjM

#SOFI2021 Image
#DYK❓ In 2020, millions of children around the world were stunted, wasted and overweight.

Here's what can be done to address this 👉bit.ly/3i5fmBp #SOFI2021 Image
3⃣ billion people around the 🌎🌍🌏 couldn't afford a healthy diet in 2019 and #COVID19 likely made this worse.

Countries must act now to get back on track to achieve nutrition-related @GlobalGoalsUN 👉bit.ly/36wtXjM Image
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12 Jul
Today starts #WorldMaskWeek!
Here are some tips on how to make your own fabric mask 😷
#WearAMask
Here is an explainer about the three layers a fabric mask should have to protect you from #COVID19 👇

#WearAMask
#ThanksForMasking
😷 How to wear a non-medical fabric mask safely: Do’s

#WearAMask
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12 Jul
@DrTedros "Last week marked the 4th consecutive week of increasing cases of #COVID19 globally, with increases recorded in all but one of WHO’s six regions. And after 10 weeks of declines, deaths are increasing again"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros "We continue to hear reports from all regions of the world about hospitals reaching capacity. The Delta variant is ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving a new spike in #COVID19 cases and death"-@DrTedros

Read 29 tweets
7 Jul
"The world is at a perilous point in this pandemic.

We have just passed the tragic milestone of 4 million recorded #COVID19 deaths, which likely underestimates the overall toll"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros "Some countries with high vaccination coverage are now planning to rollout booster shots in the coming months and are dropping public health social measures and relaxing as though the #COVID19 pandemic is already over"-@DrTedros
Read 29 tweets
6 Jul
🆕 treatment recommendation from WHO:
WHO recommends life-saving interleukin-6 receptor blockers to treat #COVID19 and urges producers to join efforts to rapidly increase access.

👉bit.ly/36gQmld
Interleukin-6 receptor blockers are a class of medicines that are lifesaving in patients who are severely or critically ill with #COVID19, especially when administered alongside corticosteroids.

👉bit.ly/36gQmld
Patients severely or critically ill with #COVID19 often suffer from an overreaction of the immune system, which can be very harmful to the patient’s health. Interleukin-6 blocking drugs – tocilizumab and sarilumab – act to suppress this overreaction.

👉bit.ly/36gQmld
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6 Jul
Limited electricity, lack of fuel, damaged telecommunications equipment, no cellular service = barriers to delivering life-saving health services to people in #Tigray, 🇪🇹. WHO must be able to provide medical supplies for #healthworkers to use in clinics, hospitals.
WHO teams have delivered medical supplies to Abi Addi hospital in #Tigray, 🇪🇹, enabling #healthworkers to give emergency care to patients.
Essential medicines for a range of conditions have been delivered to Hagere Selam, a town in Northern 🇪🇹. It’s one of many health care facilities WHO and partners are supporting to ensure life-saving health services can be restored. #Tigray
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