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How Is Coronavirus Disrupting The Fight Against Other Infectious Diseases?

How Is Coronavirus Disrupting The Fight Against Other Infectious Diseases?

On The Record

August 6, 202025m 28sExplicit

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Show Notes

As coronavirus spread, families stayed home, and children missed their scheduled immunizations. Pediatrician Dr. James Campbell warns that skipping these shots may result in an epidemic during a pandemic. Read more about threat of under-vaccination here.

Then, Stacie Stender, of Jhpiego, an international non-profit, describes how the pandemic disrupted global efforts to contain HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis. Read more about Jhpiego's work to contain COVID-19 here.

What does coronavirus mean for battling the spread of other infectious diseases?

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