A large batch of vaccines has successfully reached North Korea, but not for fighting COVID-19.
The U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) told NK News on Tuesday that it has delivered more than 296,000 pentavalent vaccines to North Korea to protect children from five life-threatening diseases: diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis B and Hib.
A large batch of vaccines has successfully reached North Korea, but not for fighting COVID-19.
The U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) told NK News on Tuesday that it has delivered more than 296,000 pentavalent vaccines to North Korea to protect children from five life-threatening diseases: diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis B and Hib.
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