A dipstick survey covering 30 villages in Rajasthan threw up some worrisome numbers. About 250 children missed their regular vaccination schedule in March alone. These numbers are alarming, since India has around 600,000 villages according to the 2011 census.
https://www.rediff.com/news/report/covid-19-fallout-5-million-kids-missed-vaccination/20200427.htm
Leading vaccine makers say all vaccines, except those given immediately after birth (such as BCG), have been impacted.
The UNICEF recently said as Covid-19 continues to spread globally, over 117 million children in 37 countries could miss out on receiving life-saving measles vaccination.
Measles immunisation campaigns have already been delayed in 24 countries, and might be postponed in many more countries as well.
by Sohini Das
27/04/2022