On average, across different routine vaccines, Brazil is bouncing back and recovering
The situation in Brazil reflects some of the trends that we’re seeing globally when it comes to making sure that children are protected from potentially deadly diseases with the routine immunizations they need to live healthy lives.
New data from UNICEF and WHO reveals that after the largest sustained decline in routine immunization in a generation – largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic – there are some signs of recovery. But the recovery is uneven. In a few countries, immunization rates are on the rise, but in most nations, particularly low-middle- and low-income countries, the rates are either stagnating or even worse, they continue to decline.
According to the new data, regions of Southeast Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean are experiencing resilient recoveries. But in parts of the Americas, which had experienced long standing declines in vaccine coverage prior to the pandemic, that trend has continued.