The reluctance or refusal to vaccinate has just been declared by
@who one of the planet's top 10 global health threats in 2019.
Although more children are getting vaccinated worldwide than ever before, health officials across the globe are grappling with outbreaks in countries with weak health systems, as well as in countries like the United States and Australia that had nearly eliminated vaccine-preventable diseases like measles.
Vaccinations prevent as many as 3 million deaths a week. WHO has called vaccines the single most cost-effective health prevention in history — especially for children. Since 1990, vaccines have contributed to a 58% decrease in the deaths of children under five.
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