The resurgence of serious diseases showed why countries must work hard to reverse vaccination losses, said Sebastian Garcia Saiso, director of PAHO’s Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health, as the latest edition of PAHO’s Health in the Americas report was unveiled. Rates of vaccination against preventable diseases have either stalled or declined in all countries of the region, and vaccination coverage against several illnesses has reached historic lows. Members of the World Health Organization’s Americas branch told the 30th Pan American Sanitary conference held in Washington, DC, that hard earned health gains made in recent decades, particularly in vaccination, had been reversed in the past two years as focus shifted to the pandemic. Senior officials at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have called for renewed efforts to vaccinate the Americas, as setbacks caused by the covid pandemic have left the region vulnerable to preventable diseases.
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