The refusal of vaccines is among
the greatest threats to world health this year, the World Health
Organization said Tuesday.
Vaccine "hesitancy", or the refusal or reluctance to be
vaccinated, is a new entry alongside climate change and
resistance to antibiotics.
"Vaccine hesitancy threatens to undermine the progress made
regarding preventable diseases," the WHO said.
"Vaccines are one of the most cost-effective ways to combat
disease.
"They prevent 2-3 million deaths a year and they would avert
another million and a half if vaccine cover were to rise".
Italy has a large vaccine skepticism movement, called No-vax,
which was enraged last week when anti-establishment 5-Star
Movement (M5S) founder Beppe Grillo did a U-turn on his previous
skepticism.
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