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COVID-19 disruptions left 23 million children without basic routine immunization in 2020

Dated 15 July 2021: COVID-19 disruptions left 23 million children without basic routine immunization in 2020. In the causal graph this event weakens the driver Vaccine hesitancy / confidence collapse.

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  1. FactCOVID-19 disruptions left 23 million children without basic routine immunization in 2020
  2. weakensDriverVaccine hesitancy / confidence collapse

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Factrail. (2026). COVID-19 disruptions left 23 million children without basic routine immunization in 2020. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/who-unicef-routine-immunization-backslide-2020

https://factrail.ai/facts/who-unicef-routine-immunization-backslide-2020

Accessed 17 October 2026.

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