Vaccination of US children drastically reduced May be infected at medical institutions May 9 at 10:46
In the United States, the number of children who receive regular vaccinations such as measles has been significantly reduced, and CDC = Centers for Disease Control tells parents that they fear that they will be infected with the new coronavirus. Seeing that he may be avoiding taking him to the country, he asks the local health authorities to take action, as he is at increased risk of developing other infectious diseases.
On the 8th, the CDC announced the results of comparison with last year, such as the amount of vaccine for vaccinations that children receive regularly, such as measles and mumps, which were ordered for four months from January to last month. ..
According to it, it was found that the order volume of these vaccines has decreased sharply compared to last year since President Trump declared an emergency on March 13.
In particular, with vaccines including measles, the vaccination of children over the age of two is drastically reduced.
The CDC suspects that parents are avoiding taking their children to medical institutions for fear of being infected with the new coronavirus.
The CDC has urged health authorities in each region to take action, saying that if restrictions on going out are relaxed, unprotected children are at risk of infectious diseases other than the new coronavirus.