COVID-19 saw millions miss childhood vaccinations, WHO warns
As many as 23 million children worldwide missed routine infectious-disease last year due to infectious-disease-related disruptions in health care, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday. The number marks an increase of 3.7 million from 2019, and a high not seen since 2009. “Concerningly, most of these – up to 17 million children – likely…