Research finds persistent disparities in childhood vaccination
There has been continual progress in expanding immunization programs over time, but even before the COVID-19 pandemic, tens of millions of children worldwide were not receiving basic doses of vaccines. New research finds that there continue to be significant disparities in childhood vaccination, and poorer children from under-represented and minority groups in most countries are more likely to be less fully vaccinated with all the recommended immunizations. A special supplement to the
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, looks at the barriers and challenges that limit or prevent access to vaccines in vulnerable children.