Routine vaccination during covid-19 pandemic response
Sonia Saxena, Helen Skirrow, Helen Bedford
Abstract
Routine vaccination of pregnant women and children must remain a priority during the covid-19 pandemic response. The UK and other countries could experience outbreaks of measles and other vaccine preventable diseases if uptake of routine vaccinations falls, undoing decades of progress. Vaccination has been one of the most effective interventions in driving down infant mortality to historically low levels worldwide. Complete, timely vaccination protects and confers benefits across the whole of childhood. However, this protection is greatly reduced if vaccine schedules are delayed or incomplete. 1
Topics & Concepts
VaccinationMedicineMeaslesOutbreakPandemicEnvironmental healthPediatricsMeasles vaccinePsychological interventionWhooping coughPregnancyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)ImmunologyDiseaseVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)GeneticsBiologyPsychiatryPathologyCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionGlobal Maternal and Child HealthMigration, Health and Trauma