Dr. Rochelle Wallinski, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said that during the coronavirus pandemic, there was an "alarming" drop in childhood vaccinations against other infectious diseases.
The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged parents, according to the CNN report, to make sure they received vaccinations.
He added: "Vaccination throughout childhood is necessary because it helps provide immunity before children are exposed to diseases that may threaten their lives, and during the epidemic, we witnessed a significant decrease in visits to pediatricians, and for this reason, CDC requests to vaccinate children decreased by about 11 million doses. , Which is a significant and historic drop. "
He continued: "Since we are working to bring our children back to school, we certainly do not want to face other preventable infectious outbreaks, such as measles and mumps. When planning for the safe return of your child to school, please see a doctor in order to make sure that they are aware of the vaccination schedule." Necessary. "
The CDC recommends that children receive 14 different vaccines to protect against 19 different pathogens, and timing is important for several vaccines to create the strongest immunity.
A previous study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the number of childhood vaccines administered in Michigan has decreased by as much as 22% amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The results were published less than two weeks after another report from the CDC showed that vaccines for children have fallen out across the United States since the start of the pandemic.
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