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Boy holding up his pinky after getting the polio vaccine with nurses sitting behind him

World must protect children against vaccine-preventable

Immunization allows children everywhere to live lives free of many forms of disability

Mother and her child are hugging

New data indicates declining confidence in childhood vaccines of up to 44 percentage points in some countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

A nurse from township public health department injects measles and rubella vaccine to Mg Zwe Nyi Nyi (2), during the expanded program on immunization (measles, rubella), Myanmar

COVID-19 pandemic fuels largest continued backslide in vaccinations in three decades

WHO and UNICEF sound the alarm as new data shows global vaccination coverage continued to decline in 2021, with 25 million infants missing out on lifesaving vaccines

Yuliana Duwith holds her 18-month-old daughter Meylan Diana at home after attending an immunization session at the Sejahtera Health Post in Sorong, West Papua Province, Indonesia

World Immunization Week: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson headlines week-long commemoration of global vaccination efforts and calls for greater investment

Global partners pledge $1 for every like, share, or comment on social media posts mentioning ‘UNICEF’ using the hashtag #longlifeforall until May 10

Health workers from Puskesmas (health center) Sikumana held vaccination events for residents in Sikumana and Bello villages in Kupang, Indonesia, using COVAX COVID-19 vaccines

20 December 2021

A big THANK YOU to all of UNICEF’s donors and partners

Your support helped administer over 130 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in East Asia and the Pacific

Ms. Deang smiling to camera

02 December 2021

Looking up to hometown heroes

For UNICEF@75, a community champion inspiring the new generation.

Four-year-old Talipope Wayne receives a measles vaccination in Leauvaa Village, as part of a UNICEF-supported National Vaccination Campaign

Immunization services begin slow recovery from COVID-19 disruptions, though millions of children remain at risk from deadly diseases – WHO, UNICEF, Gavi

Ambitious new global strategy aims to save over 50 million lives through vaccination

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham leads global vaccination drive during World Immunization Week

Global partners pledge a $1 donation for every like, share or comment on social media posts mentioning ‘UNICEF’ using the hashtag #VaccinesWork until the end of April

PNG measles

12 November 2020

Worldwide Measles Deaths Climb 50% from 2016 to 2019 Claiming Over 207,500 Lives in 2019

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09 September 2020

COVID-19 could reverse decades of progress toward eliminating preventable child deaths, agencies warn

With the number of under-five deaths at an all-time recorded low of 5.2 million in 2019, disruptions in child and maternal health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic are putting millions of additional lives at stake