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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ella Pickover

Campaigners welcome vaccine cash pledge but fear cut will see fewer lives saved

The Government could have saved hundreds of thousands more lives if it had maintained the amount of money given to vaccinate children in the world’s poorest countries, campaigners have claimed.

In 2020, former prime minister Boris Johnson pledged £1.65 billion over five years to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

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