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For example, just US children are on track to miss 9 million vaccinations in 2020. [1] Worldwide poverty and deferred healthcare for vaccines and cancer screen
by zaroth 6y ago
For example, just US children are on track to miss 9 million vaccinations in 2020. [1]
Worldwide poverty and deferred healthcare for vaccines and cancer screenings will have a decade the rack up an order of magnitude more deaths than will ever be directly attributed to COVID.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/health/coronavirus-childhood-vaccines-immunizations.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/health/coronavirus-childh...
- mkolodny 6y agoChildren can, and, according to the CDC, should get vaccinations during lockdowns. "CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend every child continues to receive routine vaccinations during the COVID-19 outbreak." [0] Personally, I'm hoping vaccinations against COVID are what ends the pandemic. [0] https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/visit/vaccination-during-COVID-19.html#:~:text=CDC%20and%20the%20American%20Academy,during%20the%20COVID-19%20outbreak https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/visit/vaccination-durin....