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Thousands Afghan children miss routine vaccination last year’

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KABUL (Pajhwok): Over 117,000 children In Afghanistan missed routine vaccination last year, UNICEF has said.

“Administrative data for 2022 shows there are at least over 117,000 zero-dose children. In the last 3 years, Afghanistan faced outbreaks of polio, measles, and acute respiratory infection... Outbreaks which could've been mitigated by higher rates of immunization,” UNICEF said on its twitter handle.

It added: “With thanks to donors like @gavi, @gatesfoundation, @WorldBank, Members

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