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Beyond coverage: can vaccination reduce child mortality despite structural inequality? A global ecological analysis of routine childhood immunization (2010-2023)

2026-01-02 public and global health Title + abstract only
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Routine childhood immunization is still a critical topic for global public health, since it prevents an estimated 3.5 to 5 million deaths annually. However, its access remains uneven, especially in low-income countries, where structural inequalities limit the reach of immunization programs, and the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted routine services, worsening the existing disparities. This ecological study (2010-2023) examined associations between vaccine coverage and infant mortality using the WHO/UN...

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