(ANSA) - ROME, APRIL 23 - Making up for the time and opportunities lost due to the Covid-19 pandemic and returning to promoting vaccinations against diseases that can be prevented: it is the 'great recovery', as the World Health Organization defines it , promoter of the World Vaccination Week scheduled for 24 to 30 April.
WHO "is working with partners to help countries ensure that more people are protected from preventable diseases", writes the international organization presenting the Day.
"We must act now - continues the WHO - to recover the millions of children who have lost the opportunity to get vaccinated during the pandemic, restore essential vaccination coverage to at least 2019 levels and strengthen the
The goal of World Immunization Week is that more children and adults, together with the communities to which they belong, are protected from vaccine-preventable diseases, and enable them to live happier and healthier lives". (ANSA).