WSJ: Childhood Vaccinations Interrupted by Coronavirus Fears

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Pe­di­a­tri­cians say de­lays in im­mu­niza­tions for highly con­ta­gious dis­eases in­clud­ing the measles, ro­tavirus and whoop­ing cough risk out­breaks of those ill­nesses as so­cial-dis­tanc­ing or­ders lift.

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Apart from health con­cerns, some fam­i­lies that see the value of vac­ci­na­tions have can­celed ap­point-ments be­cause par­ents lost their jobs and health in­sur­ance, pe­di­a­tri­cians say.

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The dan­gers of de­lay­ing or skip­ping im­mu­niza­tions stretch be­yond the risk of near-term out­breaks. Vac­cines for ail­ments such as hu­man pa­pil­lo­mavirus pro­tect chil­dren from cer­vi­cal, pe­nile, anal and throat can­cers longer term.

“The num­bers will tell you it’s guar­an­teed that some Amer­i­can kid to­day is go­ing to die in 10 to 20 years of HPV as a re­sult of Covid,” said Chip Hart, di­rec­tor of pe­di­atric so­lu­tions at PCC.

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