Global infant vaccination rates are stabilizing post-Covid, with 85% of infants receiving three DTP vaccine doses in 2024. However, the UN warns that nearly 20 million infants missed at least one dose, including 14.3 million "zero-dose" children.

This progress is "modest," and the world is "off track" to meet the WHO's 2030 goal of 90% essential vaccine coverage. Misinformation and drastic cuts in international aid, particularly from the US, are deepening dangerous coverage gaps and threatening decades of progress. Conflicts also hinder vaccination efforts.

While low-income countries supported by Gavi have shown improvements, "slippage" is emerging in some upper-middle and high-income countries. Measles outbreaks nearly doubled in 2024, highlighting the need to reach the 95% coverage rate required to prevent its spread.