Global immunization rates up in 2022

Global immunization rates up in 2022 – UN agencies

By UN News

Jul 18, 2023 9:00 am

NEW data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) show signs of immunization services rebounding in some countries, but coverage still falls short of pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, particularly in low-income countries, putting children at grave risk of disease outbreaks.

Such services reached 4 million more children in 2022, compared with the previous year, as countries increase efforts to counter the backslide in immunizations caused by the Covid-19 crisis.

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