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Nigeria: COVID-19-Vaccinating children now or risking them uncertain future, UNICEF tells Nigeria

 


Abuja — The United Nations Children’s Fund urged Nigeria to immunize children or catch the present moments to risk children with what is called an “uncertain future and possibly dreaded health outlook” ..

Children’s rights groups have ordered the country to “rethink” how to provide routine immunization during a COVID-19 outbreak.

This is due to the widespread spread of COVID-19 that UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) are “hindering the provision and use of vaccination services around the world,” and the global vaccination rate is surprising. It was a warning that it was falling.

UNICEF representative Nigeria, Peter Hawkins, said in a statement Wednesday that the country “is facing the decisive moment of choice, whether its children are protected from a host of preventable illnesses or face an uncertain future. , Perhaps facing health prospects.” “

“UNICEF said today that Nigeria is facing a critical moment of choice, and that children are either protected from a host of preventable illnesses or face an uncertain future and possibly horrifying health prospects. You can

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“This is an important moment for Nigerian children. We can seize it or blame millions of children for preventable illness or even death,” the statement said. ..

The statement said Dr. Faisal Schweib, executive director of the National Primary Health Development Agency (NPHCDA) in Nigeria, said: We will carry out outreach programs throughout the country not only to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but also to ensure that our children are vaccinated against easily preventable diseases. You need to seize this moment to be creative and wise. “

According to new data from WHO and UNICEF, the global turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse difficult developments in immunization coverage around the world.

“At stake are the important advances made over the last few decades in reaching more children and adolescents with a wide range of vaccines, including Nigeria. Is still 0 and 5.

“We have a long way to go to better protect our children from illness and vaccination rates, including the highly contagious and deadly measles virus, are endangered,” said Peter Hawkins. I am doing it.” “We will use existing community structures to prevent COVID-19, improve vaccination rates, and bring vaccination to children in Nigeria to ensure a bright and healthy future for children.” Let’s catch this moment to rethink the method.”

“Global vaccination coverage for the third dose of vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis has peaked at 85% since 2010. In Nigeria, the number of routine immunizations in the first six months of 2020. Decreased compared to the same period in 2019-demonstrating a significant reduction in routine vaccination coverage due to COVID-19.

“Nigeria children shouldn’t die of preventable illnesses that are easily preventable with affordable vaccines readily available at the border. COVID-19, but all children in Nigeria I get a routine immunization,” said Peter Hawkins.

UNICEF also said that at least 30 measles vaccination campaigns around the world have been or are at risk of being canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic, which could occur further after 2020. It was

“We knew that it was already difficult to vaccinate every child,” said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, and COVID-19 causes even more difficult situations. I know that I am doing this.”

“We have to stop further vaccination deterioration and strengthen vaccination services before the lives of children are threatened by other outbreaks. Cannot be exchanged for.”

“Given that global coverage levels are stagnant, it is unlikely that a child born today will be fully vaccinated by all globally recommended vaccines by the time she is five years old. It is less than %.”