Delaying immunisation in children can result in many consequences, including increased susceptibility to vaccine-preventable diseases. — Positive Parenting
HAVE your children taken all their vaccination shots? Or did they miss any shots, especially during the long lockdown? Have you managed to get the catch-up doses for them?
Last July, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years. It also stated that 25 million children had missed out on one or more doses of the DTP vaccine (for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis) in 2021 alone, raising alarm bells about the growing number of children at risk from devastating but preventable diseases.
