9 h. ago UN says 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year

U.N. health officials reported that more than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year

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27 h. ago UN says 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine in 2024

U.N. health officials reported that more than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year

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27 h. ago Falling vaccination rates leave millions of children at risk, experts warn

More than 30m children worldwide not fully immunised for MMR and UK ranks worst in G7, WHO and Unicef sayMillions of children worldwide are at growing risk of serious illness and death due to declining infant vaccination rates, experts have warned, while the UK ranks worst of major western economies for MMR immunisation.Figures released by the World Health Organization and Unicef show that more than 30 million children worldwide are not fully immunised against measles, mumps and rubella and 14.3 million children have not received a single routine infant vaccination. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago UK worst in G7 for MMR jab rates, as 30m children worldwide not fully immunised

More than 14m children globally have not had single routine jab as figures show less than 90% of those eligible in UK had first MMR last yearMillions of children worldwide are at growing risk of serious illness and death due to declining infant vaccination rates, experts have warned, while the UK ranks worst of major western economies for MMR immunisation.Figures released by the World Health Organization and Unicef show that more than 30 million children worldwide are not fully immunised against measles, mumps and rubella and 14.3 million children have not received a single routine infant vaccination. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Millions of people see their delivery driver 'more often than their own family'

The huge rise in online shopping means that one in three people see a delivery driver more than their own children with many receiving more than five packages in a week, a study found

Society

38 h. ago Families, pensioners and disabled people due up to £305 in extra payments this year

More than half a million children and families in Scotland received cash help for heating bills last year.

Economics

1 week ago Tesco announces extra support for children and families facing hunger over the school holidays this summer

With the school holidays now underway, Tesco is providing extra help to support children and their families this summer, as part of its Stronger Starts programme. The initiatives are in response to the crucial need to support children who would normally receive free school meals during term time and are therefore at risk of missing meals during the holiday period.

Society

1 week ago Children are receiving ‘life lessons’ from influencers and AI – Ofsted boss

Sir Martyn Oliver will say classroom learning with human interaction ‘has never been more important’ as more pupils spend time online.

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1 week ago East Ayrshire school pupils attend safety briefing at dangerous loch

Children and young people received essential lifesaving skills training including CPR awareness and defib training.

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2 w. ago Girl, 7, dies in park tree collapse tragedy with another critical

Three more children received minor injuries and received hospital treatment after the tree fell

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2 w. ago Starmer’s foreign aid cuts will lead to extra 365,000 deaths, campaigners warn

The ONE Campaign warned a reduction in funding will see 23 million fewer children receive vaccinations

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3 w. ago Experts issue warning that Covid vaccine may trigger deadly brain inflammation

The unnamed 60-year-old sought help from medics in Paris, France after suddenly developing health just four weeks after being jabbed with a Covid vaccine.

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3 w. ago Victoria Beckham gushes 'love you' to Romeo and Cruz as Brooklyn is snubbed as feud rumbles on

Lady Victoria Beckham, who's husband David Beckham recently received a knighthood, shared her pride for her children on her Instagram Stories as she posted snaps of Cruz and Romeo

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3 w. ago Dad, 40, dies from cancer after warning others not to ignore easily missed symptom

A 40-year-old father, who has four children, 'didn't present any of the conventional symptoms' before receiving his devastating cancer diagnosis. Before his death, he urged others to get checked after he mistook one sign for stress

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