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As the Coronavirus Pandemic Wears On, a Need for Routine Child Vaccines

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Months into the coronavirus pandemic, pediatricians are still worried about a slowdown in childhood vaccinations in the U.S. In mid-March, as President Donald Trump declared COVID-19 a national emergency and states implemented stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidance, non-emergency health care ground largely to a halt, including for children. A federal report indicated routine child vaccinations plummeted through at least mid-April, and while medical visits for some specialties had rebounded relatively well as of late June, pediatric appointments remained far below normal, according to an analysis from The Commonwealth Fund.

 

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