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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Child Vaccine Coverage Faltering, Threatening Millions: Study

More than half of the world's completely unvaccinated children live in just eight countries, research finds (Credit: AFP)

Efforts to vaccinate children against deadly diseases are faltering across the world due to economic inequality, Covid-era disruptions and misinformation, putting millions of lives at risk, research warned Wednesday.

These trends all increase the threat of future outbreaks of preventable diseases, the researchers said, while sweeping foreign aid cuts threaten previous progress in vaccinating the world's children.

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