揭开COVID-19对儿童免疫的影响:来自加纳的证据

Kathrin Durizzo1, Koku Awoonor-Williams2, Kenneth Harttgen3

  • 1ETH Zurich, Clausiusstrasse 37, Zurich, 8092, Switzerland.

BMC public health
|June 20, 2024
PubMed
概括

加纳的儿童免疫接种在COVID-19封锁期间暂时下降了6%,但到2021年恢复. 对COVID-19的恐惧和推迟的疫苗接种活动影响了疫苗接种率,而不是社会距离.

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