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Omaha Steve

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Mon Jul 14, 2025, 09:41 PM Jul 14

14 million children did not receive a single vaccine in 2024, UN estimates

Source: AP

Updated 7:42 PM CDT, July 14, 2025

LONDON (AP) — More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year — about the same number as the year before — according to U.N. health officials. Nine countries accounted for more than half of those unprotected children.

In their annual estimate of global vaccine coverage, released Tuesday, the World Health Organization and UNICEF said about 89% of children under 1 year old got a first dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough vaccine in 2024, the same as in 2023. About 85% completed the three-dose series, up from 84% in 2023.

Officials acknowledged, however, that the collapse of international aid this year will make it more difficult to reduce the number of unprotected children. In January, U.S. President Trump withdrew the country from the WHO, froze nearly all humanitarian aid and later moved to close the U.S. AID Agency. And last month, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said it was pulling the billions of dollars the U.S. had previously pledged to the vaccines alliance Gavi, saying the group had “ignored the science.”

Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic, has previously raised questions the diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough vaccine — which has proven to be safe and effective after years of study and real-world use. Vaccines prevent 3.5 million to 5 million deaths a year, according to U.N. estimates.



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-measles-children-un-who-unicef-02aa5d5296e8609f5004f88950af3a0c

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14 million children did not receive a single vaccine in 2024, UN estimates (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jul 14 OP
Wow! I went into the article to see if they named the nine countries... slightlv Jul 14 #1
That's really tragic in this day and age JMCKUSICK Jul 14 #2
My 1YO granddaughter got 2 today mcar Jul 14 #3

slightlv

(6,137 posts)
1. Wow! I went into the article to see if they named the nine countries...
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 10:00 PM
Jul 14

fully expecting to see the US among them. It wasn't. That was surprise for the day!

mcar

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3. My 1YO granddaughter got 2 today
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 10:45 PM
Jul 14

Her 4YO sister got 2 last week - both at their birthday checks. My DIL asked about Covid shots. Nurse said they didn’t think they’d be available. And if they are, insurance won’t cover them.

This is in Washington DC. My kids will pay out of pocket if necessary but this is where that lunatic Kennedy is leading us. Fcker.

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