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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham leads global vaccination drive during World Immunization Week
NEW YORK, 23 April 2021, – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and founder of the 7 Fund for UNICEF, David Beckham, is fronting a global initiative to inspire confidence in vaccines and encourage parents around the world to vaccinate their children against deadly diseases. In a powerful video released ahead of World Immuni...
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Building trust in vaccines, addressing the youth mental health crisis, and bridging the digital divide among key opportunities for the world’s children post-pandemic - UNICEF
NEW YORK, , 17 February 2021 –, Renewing global confidence in vaccines, addressing challenges to youth mental health and wellbeing, fighting discrimination, tackling climate change, and bridging the digital divide are the biggest opportunities for children that the COVID-19 pandemic has presented the international...
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Vaccines and the diseases they prevent
Vaccines help protect children and adolescents from serious, often fatal illnesses. The table below outlines the vaccines that are recommended by most governments and doctors to keep children and populations safe from outbreaks. Vaccine Disease Symptoms and effects BCG Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectio...
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Record number of children vaccinated in 2017
New York, 16 July 2018, : A record 123 million children were immunized globally in 2017, according to data released today by the World Health Organization and UNICEF. The data shows that:, ::, 9 out of every 10 children received at least one dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine in 2017, gaining prot...