UNICEF says 2.2 million children in Nigeria not immunized

UNICEF says at least 2.2 million Nigerian children did not receive a single dose of vaccine between 2019 and 2021.

It says also that globally, 67 million children missed out on routine immunisation between 2019 and 2022 as 48 million of them did not receive a single routine vaccine.

“A total of 67 million children missed out on vaccinations between 2019 and 2021 with vaccination coverage levels decreasing in 112 countries.