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Editorial
. 2024 Jun 25;13(2):90271.
doi: 10.5501/wjv.v13.i2.90271.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on routine childhood vaccinations

Shi-Rong Lv  1 , Ming-Ke Wang  1 , Xue-Lu Yu  1 , Xin-Yue Li  1 , Ji-Shun Yang  2
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Editorial

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on routine childhood vaccinations

Shi-Rong Lv et al. World J Virol. .

Abstract

Routine pediatric vaccination is one of the most effective public health inter-ventions for the control of a number of fatal diseases. However, during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, routine pediatric vaccination rates were severely affected by disruptions of health services and vaccine confidence issues. Governments and the United Nations have taken measures to re-establish routine pediatric vaccination, while additional efforts are needed to catch up and develop plans to ensure routine vaccination services for the future pandemics.

Keywords: COVID-19; Childhood immunizations; Pandemic; SARS-CoV-2; Vaccines.

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Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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