Decline in Childhood Vaccination Rates in Europe Since COVID-19
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In 2024, Luxembourg and Portugal excelled at registering vaccination coverage of 97% or more in the seven vaccines evaluated, as opposed to Romania, which was below 80%.
Decline in childhood vaccination rates in Europe since COVID-19
Childhood vaccination coverage has declined across most European Union (EU) countries in recent years, reversing some of the substantial progress made since 1980, according to a study published in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe.
According to a study published by the prestigious scientific journal The Lancet and taken over by AFP and DPA agencies, infant vaccination rates entered a downward trend with the onset of the VOCID-19 pandemic, leading to a major risk of re-emergence of infectious diseases considered to be under control.
After significant progress since the 1980s, childhood vaccination rates are showing signs of decline in several European countries following the Covid-19 pandemic, increasing the risk of a resurgence of infectious diseases, according to a study published today (17/9) in the scientific journal The Lancet.
The study detects a change in trend that corresponds to the post-pandemic period and experts take it as a wake-up call.
Rome – After decades of progress, the vaccination rates among children in many countries of the European Union (EU) are declining again. The trend has often changed during or shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe (2026; DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101834) report. The analysis of 27 EU countries...
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