India, March 18 -- Excess deaths due to vaccine breaks amounted to 967,000 deaths, catch-up shots could avert 79% of them, finds Lancet study

Global immunisation declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing disease burden and outbreak risk, new research has suggested. A new paper published in journal The Lancet Global Health measured the consequences of disrupting several vaccines as part of routine and campaign immunisation services in 112 countries between 2020 and 2030 for 14 pathogens.

The researchers at Imperial College London estimated the excess burden of yellow fever, Human papillomavirus (HPV), rubella, measles and hepatitis B at 49,000 additional deaths, with measles accounting for most of them. The paper emphasised the i...