South Africa Sounds Alarm As Infant Vaccinations Plummet
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South Africa’s infant vaccination rate has fallen to its lowest level in years, with more than a third of babies receiving no vaccines at the start of 2026, the health department said Thursday.
It called for urgent action to halt the decline in immunisation and avert a surge in preventable diseases that would reverse decades of public health gains.
The proportion of unvaccinated children under one year old tripled from 12 percent in 2017 to 36 percent this year to April, the department sai
It called for urgent action to halt the decline in immunisation and avert a surge in preventable diseases that would reverse decades of public health gains.
The proportion of unvaccinated children under one year old tripled from 12 percent in 2017 to 36 percent this year to April, the department sai
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