New Zealand children face ‘perfect storm’ of dangerous diseases as immunization rates drop
Routine childhood vaccinations have fallen so dramatically globally during the COVID-19 pandemic that the World Health Organization and UNICEF are sounding the alarm. Internationally, in 2021 alone, 25 million children will have missed out on life-saving vaccines. This is the largest sustained drop in childhood immunization in a generation. In Aotearoa, New Zealand, we are …