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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Global vaccination efforts stall, leaving millions of children vulnerable to preventable diseases

Global Vaccinated Children - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Efforts to vaccinate children globally have stalled since 2010, leaving millions vulnerable to tetanus, polio, tuberculosis and other diseases that can be easily prevented.

Protection from measles in particular dropped in 100 countries between 2010 and 2019, unravelling decades of progress, including in rich countries that had previously eliminated the highly infectious disease, according to a new analysis of global vaccination trends published Tuesday in the journal Lancet.

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