Half a Million Children in European Region Not Fully Vaccinated in their First Year of Life

New 2023 data reveal both gaps and gains in immunization coverage

While over 9 million children received all three of their first critical vaccine doses against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) in their first year of life in the WHO European Region in 2023, another half a million missed one or more of these initial important steps toward full protection, according to WHO/UNICEF coverage estimates.

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