PAHO urges strengthened vaccination to prevent flu, measles outbreaks during pandemic

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Friday urged countries to continue vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent seasonal flu and measles outbreaks.

With ‘Vaccination Week’ in the Americas set to begin from today under the slogan “Love. Trust. Protect. #GetVax”, PAHO recommended that countries strengthen vaccination against seasonal influenza and measles to prevent respiratory illness and vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks during the COVID-19 pandemic.