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25 million kids susceptible to getting harmful however preventable diseases amid steep backslide in vaccinations

The coronavirus pandemic has caused the biggest backslide in childhood vaccinations in about 30 years, putting some 25 million children at risk of contracting a dangerous but preventable disease, the World Health Organization and Unicef said Friday. “The percentage of children who received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3) — […]