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Gabriela Galvin

Childhood vaccinations lag in Europe, making kids vulnerable to outbreaks of measles, other diseases

European children are less likely to get routine vaccinations than they were five years ago, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Immunisations against measles, whooping cough, polio, and hepatitis B remained below pre-pandemic levels in Europe and Central Asia in 2024, due largely to a sense of “vaccine complacency” that is already causing a resurgence of preventable diseases, the agency said.

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