WHO warns of immunisation gaps as 20M children miss vaccine doses

The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concern over gaps in childhood immunisation ahead of World Immunization Week 2026, observed in the last week of April each year...

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a stark warning about declining childhood immunisation rates, as 20 million children globally missed at least one vaccine dose in 2024.

20 million children missed at least one vaccine dose in 2024.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is raising concerns ahead of World Immunisation Week 2026.
The gaps risk reversing decades of progress in preventing diseases like measles, polio, and diphtheria.

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