<strong>Letter: </strong>The data is not available, but we have reason to doubt it, writes <strong>Dr Giulia Piccolino </strong>of the Infant Feeding Alliance
"Analyses of gaps in coverage according to religion are relevant to renewing efforts to reach groups that are being left behind, with an important role in the reduction of zero-dose children." Belief systems can have direct implications on health-seeking behaviour, including vaccination.
" Making progress towards the ambitious zero-dose target of Immunisation Agenda 2030 will require focused efforts to address and overcome gender-related barriers to immunisation."
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Ann Arbor, December 22, 2020 - 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.
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.