Vaccine coverage for children by 2 years of age was lower for those born during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the two previous years, according to a new report. The declines “could lead to a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, varicella, and rotavirus and their associated morbidity and mortality,” researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wrote in a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Children are recommended to receive vaccinations against 15 diseases by 24 months of age. Read more in AAP News.
