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World must not turn its back on vaccination
Health & ScienceBangkok Post17 May, 11:31 pmAtlasHour
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World must not turn its back on vaccination

With so many intractable problems in global politics, it is all the more frustrating that the international community often neglects pressing ones that can, in fact, be solved. Vaccination, which has stalled worldwide after decades of remarkable progress, is one such issue. As leaders convene in Geneva for the World Health Assembly, they face a stark choice: recommit to childhood immunisation, the world's most cost-effective public-health intervention, or condemn millions of young people to a life of increased vulnerability.

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With so many intractable problems in global politics, it is all the more frustrating that the international community often neglects pressing ones that can, in fact, be solved.

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