While most Canadians – 82 per cent – still say vaccines are important during childhood, that number has dropped 8.2 percentage points since before the onset of COVID-19, the Unicef report found
Fewer Canadians believe in the importance of childhood vaccines compared to before the pandemic, according to a new Unicef report that warns about the growing threat of preventable infectious diseases because of lagging vaccination uptake.The reduced confidence in vaccines comes as 67 million children around the world missed out on vaccination during the pandemic, which is already being linked to an upswing in cases of measles and polio, according to the report.
During the pandemic, regular access to vaccines has been disrupted around the world as a result of closings of health-care facilities or need for staff to divert resources to COVID-19 responses. While many countries, including Canada, are now focusing efforts on catch-up programs to make up for lagging vaccine-coverage rates, protection against some infectious diseases remains too low.
For instance, one long-standing issue has been the lack of a comprehensive vaccine registry that can help health officials understand where gaps in coverage exist and tailor programs accordingly, she said. The Unicef report found that while vaccination uptake has dropped around the world during the pandemic, the worst effects are being experienced in some of the poorest, marginalized areas.
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