Can African countries meet 2030 childhood immunization goals?
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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 29-Jul-2025 23:11 ET (30-Jul-2025 03:11 GMT/UTC)
In the last two decades, childhood immunization coverage improved significantly across most African countries. However, at least 12 countries are unlikely to achieve global targets for full immunization by 2030, according to a new study publishing July 29th in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Phuong The Nguyen of Hitotsubashi University, Japan, and colleagues.
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