Routine Vaccination Disruption in Low-Income Countries: An Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic (original) (raw)

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to routine vaccination programs in low-income countries, jeopardizing the progress made in protecting children against vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD). Over 19 million children went unvaccinated in 2018, and the pandemic exacerbated this issue by halting immunization services and disrupting vaccine supply chains. Special efforts and technological innovations are needed to ensure continued access to vaccination, aiming towards universal immunization as outlined in the Global Vaccine Action Plan 2011-2020.