By Julia Symmes Cobb
BOGOTA (Reuters) – The Americas are facing an impending crisis in routine immunization due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday, and immunizations against Covid-19 are delayed.
Vaccine-preventable diseases, such as measles, flu, whooping cough, tetanus and others, are likely to increase if immunizations fall, said PAHO director Carissa Etienne during a weekly press conference.
“The region is facing an imminent crisis around routine immunization and continued attention must be given as a priority to sustaining and strengthening immunization and other essential health programs,” said Etienne.
“Unless we improve our routine immunization programs, the region is at high risk for new outbreaks and resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases.”
The first days of the pandemic saw a significant decline in routine vaccinations, despite the long history of high vaccination rates in the Americas.
“The current Covid-19 pandemic has put additional pressure on the national immunization program, but also on health systems, while diverting considerable resources to the emergency response operation.”
(By Julia Symmes Cobb)
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