In 2018, the U.S. saw its highest number of measles cases in 25 years.
Routine vaccinations for children have decreased significantly since President Trump declared a national emergency on March 13 in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, a28 August 2019, Lower Saxony, Hanover: A syringe containing the vaccine Priorix is available in a paediatric practice. The federal cabinet has passed a law for compulsory measles vaccination. From March 2020, parents must prove that their children have been vaccinated before being admitted to a nursery or school.
The number of measles doses administered to children under 24 months dropped below 1,000 the week of March 23, compared to roughly 2,000 a week before the declaration of a national emergency. Measles doses administered to children over 24 months plummeted below 500 a week from mid-March to mid-April, from 2,500 at the start of March.
The CDC noted that steady rises in doses administered to children younger than 24 months in late March indicate"early success of strategies" to promote childhood immunizations during the pandemic."As social distancing requirements are relaxed, children who are not protected by vaccines will be more vulnerable to diseases such as measles," the agency concludes.
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