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Vaccination levels falling during pandemic, UN warns – Macau Business

The number of children worldwide getting life-saving vaccinations has declined this year largely because of the coronavirus pandemic

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The number of children worldwide getting life-saving vaccinations has declined this year largely because of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization and UNICEF warned on Wednesday.
The first four months of 2020 saw a “substantial drop” in the completion of the three-dose jab that protects against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough — the first decline in 28 years.
“Vaccines are one of the most powerful tools in the history of public health, and more children are now being imm…

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