Fewer vaccinations, more disease: outbreaks of preventable illness in SA
South Africa is facing a public health crisis as childhood vaccination rates have plummeted, leading to outbreaks of preventable diseases like measles. The health department is urging parents to resume routine immunizations to restore herd immunity.
Why it matters
Declining vaccination coverage threatens to reverse years of progress in infant mortality reduction and poses a significant risk to community health.
The health department is calling on parents and the public to take urgent action to halt declining immunisation coverage to help to prevent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases.
The article reports on public health data and government warnings without political bias.
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