Pandemic tied to lower confidence in vaccines in sub-Saharan Africa --study

Study shows pandemic tied to lower confidence in vaccines in sub-Saharan Africa The biggest declines in the belief "Vaccines are important for children" occurred in the DR Congo (20% decline), followed by Uganda (14%) and Nigeria (10.5%). CIDRAP

Confidence in routine immunizations in eight sub-Saharan African countries has dropped during the past 2 years, along with the largest decline in vaccine uptake in the region in more than 30 years, according to new data published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 

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