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Childhood vaccination rate increases slightly, but millions remain unprotected
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New UN data shows a slight recovery in global childhood vaccination rates for 2025, though millions of children remain unprotected due to conflict and poverty. Measles outbreaks are a growing concern as coverage remains below the necessary threshold to prevent spread.
Global childhood immunization programmes continued to recover in 2025, but conflict, poverty and growing vaccine hesitancy are still leaving millions vulnerable to preventable diseases, according to new UN data released on Wednesday.
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