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PODCAST: Coronavirus vaccine race must not overshadow ‘routine immunizations’

PODCAST: Coronavirus vaccine race must not overshadow ‘routine immunizations’

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Countries must not forget routine lifesaving immunizations for diseases like measles, while racing to find a vaccine that will save millions of lives and end the COVID-19 pandemic.

That’s the message from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) vaccination programme director, Professor Kate O'Brien, who’s been talking in-depth to UN News for this latest Lid is On podcast, stressing also the importance of getting the facts, as misinformation rages online.

Music credit: Ketsa, ‘Live With No Fear’

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Daniel Johnson, UN News - Geneva
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