EYECARE: Coronavirus BRIEFING: Crisis Response Tactics Kids Born During the Pandemic Got Fewer Routine Vaccinations, CDC Reports By Staff Monday, September 30, 2024 6:09 AM Fewer children born during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic received recommended vaccines compared with those born in the 2 years before the pandemic, according to CDC data.Compared with vaccine coverage during 2018 and 2019, estimated coverage for children born in 2020 and 2021 declined by 1.3 to 7.8 percentage points, depending on the vaccine, reported Holly Hill, MD, PhD, of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, and colleagues in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Head over to MedPage Today to read more about it.