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Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer is a former Seoul Correspondent at NK News. He has worked on investigations for The Guardian and The Observer and previously wrote features on Korea for Dutch newspaper NRC.
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News Over 75% of North Korean children missed key vaccinations during pandemic: WHOUN says situation leaves DPRK kids vulnerable to deadly disease, announcing immunization campaign targeting 20 countries
At least 75% percent of all children in North Korea missed routine vaccinations during the pandemic, U.N. aid agencies announced Monday, leaving them more vulnerable to death and disease. In a press release, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and the vaccine alliance Gavi listed North Korea among 20 countries that are the priority target of a new campaign to make up for missing the important vaccinations in 2021. “Routine vaccines are typically a child’s first entry into their health system and so children who miss out on their early vaccines are at added risk of being cut out © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |