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Global vaccination coverage improves, but rotavirus gap is wide
Over the past year, Rwanda, Ghana, Malawi and Yemen have all joined the growing list of developing countries that have introduced vaccines against rotavirus as part of their standard national immunization programs. Yet the vast majority of the world’s children still remain at risk of infection by this vaccine-preventable pathogen, which can cause fatal gastrointestinal disease. And the situation isn’t much better for several respiratory diseases, either.
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