They, nevertheless, blamed the recent outbreak of yellow fever, cholera, measles, and meningitis in some states on delayed preventive plans, especially vaccination campaigns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. xThe stakeholders said many children had missed out on routine immunisation this year, making future outbreaks inevitable. xThe physician said the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) had also been introduced to ensure children were fully immunised with two doses. Also speaking, a virologist/vaccinologist, Dr. Simon Agwale, noted: “Many children across the world have missed out on routine vaccination this year, making future disease outbreaks inevitable. This is due to disruptions in the delivery and uptake of immunisation services caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: The Guardian November 23, 2020 04:07 UTC