COVID-19 has had a massive impact on health services, including immunization services. This is leading children in high-risk areas more vulnerable to diseases such as polio and measles. We are increasingly seeing outbreaks of such diseases as a result.
WHO and UNICEF launched an ‘emergency call to action for measles and polio outbreak response’, to protect children by vaccination. It is a global call to action, both for countries to re-boost their immunization systems in the wake of COVID-19 and for the international community to work together to ensure that the financial resources needed on an emergency basis are rapidly made available.
