Thread by @WHO

1⃣8⃣ million children did not receive a single vaccine in 2021 - the largest ↘️ in 29 years, due to:

🔸 #COVID19-related disruptions
🔸 emergencies
🔸 misinformation undermining vaccine acceptance & demand

WHO & @UNICEF sound the alarm 🚨

🆕 data on global vaccine coverage ⬇️

Zero-dose children, those who haven’t received a single dose of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis, more than doubled in 🔟 countries between 2019 and 2021.

This puts more lives at risk than ever before:
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Inadequate immunization coverage leads to:
🚨 outbreaks
🚨 children dying from preventable illnesses
🚨 collapse of the global health system

We cannot let children needlessly suffer from preventable illnesses.

#VaccinesWork to save lives!

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WHO recommends that 95% vaccine coverage should be maintained for measles vaccines to prevent outbreaks.

This year alone, inadequate immunization coverage resulted in outbreaks of Measles, Polio & Malaria.

#VaccinesWork and #VaccinEquity saves lives

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Through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood #VaccinesWork to protect health at every stage of life no matter where you live.

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Children will continue to grow—even during a pandemic. Through access to vaccines against diseases, their immunity should too. #VaccinesWork!

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As childhood vaccination rates fall, the risk of outbreaks like measles & polio increases. #VaccinesWork to help keep us safe from preventable diseases.

✅ Ensure vaccines are up to date for you and your family.

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Vaccine-preventable diseases include:
Cervical cancer
Cholera
Diphtheria
Ebola
Hep B
Influenza
Japanese encephalitis
Measles
Meningitis
Mumps
Pertussis
Pneumonia
Polio
Rabies
Rotavirus
Rubella
Tetanus
Typhoid
Varicella
Yellow Fever

Yes, #VaccinesWork!