We may not have a vaccine for COVID-19 at the moment, but we do for many other deadly and highly contagious vaccine preventable diseases such as measles and polio. Health care around the world are overstretched and the longer this pandemic continues, the more essential health services like vaccinations will be disrupted.
Yet, outbreaks are inevitable when pockets of children are left unprotected. Today, over 13 million children are not receiving any vaccines. In some cases, conflict is making it hard to deliver vaccines in remote or restricted areas. In others, parents are choosing not to vaccinate their children because they are unaware about the risks these diseases present or because misinformation has seeded distrust.
Find out about the history of vaccines and how do they work.
