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SÃO PAULO, SP (FOLHAPRESS) – In 2017, according to data from UNICEF and the World Health Organization, the world has broken child immunization records. Vaccination has reached 123 million children worldwide. On the other hand, Brazil is going in the opposite direction, with a drop in vaccination rates.
Information from United Nations agencies shows that, for every ten children, nine have been vaccinated against at least diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough – the triple bacterium. At the same time, in Brazil, immunization coverage increased from 90% in 2015 to 78.2% in 2017.
According to recent data from the Ministry of Health, vaccination of infants and children in 2017 had the lowest rate of the last 16 years. For example, vaccines for children under one year of age range from 70.7% to 83.9% of those expected to reach a lower target than the ministry.
The WHO and Unicef also said that global coverage against measles and rubella now accounts for just over half of the world's population – 52% in 2017 versus 35% in 2010. In addition, vaccination against human papillomavirus) started in 79 countries. This is important for preventing cervical cancer.
Even with the record number reached, in 2017, about 20 million children were not fully immunized, of whom 40% are in vulnerable situations or humanitarian crises.
The new data, however, raise an alert: vaccines that are available, but still a small presence in vaccination schedules.
Rotavirus vaccine, which can cause severe diarrhea, fever and vomiting, is an example with an overall coverage of only 28%. Others are pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, which offer protection against diseases such as pneumonia and meningitis, and have a coverage of 44%. According to WHO, these two immunizations can significantly reduce the mortality of children under five years of age.
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