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Coverage dated July 14, 2025

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

Headline from The Columbian

LONDON — 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 tha

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  1. PBS NewsHour

    14 million children did not receive vaccines in 2024, UN reports (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    U.N. health officials have estimated that more than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year.

  2. The Columbian

    14 million children did not receive a single vaccine in 2024, UN estimates (opens The Columbian)

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    LONDON — 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 tha

  3. CNN

    More than 14 million children worldwide have never received a single dose of any vaccine, new report warns (opens CNN)

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    An estimated 14.3 million children globally remain unvaccinated and vulnerable to vaccine-preventable illnesses – meaning that those children have received no vaccines at all, according to a new report.

  4. Fortune

    Child vaccination is plateauing worldwide with a gap of 14 million holding steady (opens Fortune)

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    More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year — about the same number as the year before — and then Trump pulled out of the WHO and ended U.S. AID.

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