The SARS-CoV2 pandemic and routine immunisation

Abstract

In May, 2012, the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) was endorsed at the World Health Assembly by the 194 member states. The GVAP was intended as a framework to promote high and equitable access to vaccines by 2020, helping save millions of children's lives. The plan had five goals, comprising the eradication of poliomyelitis, the elimination of measles and rubella, achieving high vaccine coverage across and within countries, the introduction of new vaccines into low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), and the reduction of mortality.