Tag «Dr Jean-Marie Okwo-Bele»

1 in 10 infants worldwide did not receive any vaccinations in 2016

17 July 2017 | GENEVA – Worldwide, 12.9 million infants, nearly 1 in 10, did not receive any vaccinations in 2016, according to the most recent WHO and UNICEF immunization estimates. This means, critically, that these infants missed the first dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP)-containing vaccine, putting them at serious risk of these potentially fatal diseases. …