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About 4 million deaths worldwide are prevented by childhood vaccination every year.

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1 in 5 children lack access to lifesaving vaccines that leave them at risk of death, disability, and illness from preventable diseases.

HHS Moves to Restore Public Trust in Vaccines

Vaccines have become a divisive issue in American politics, but there is one thing all parties can agree on: The U.S. faces a crisis of public trust. Whether toward health agencies, pharmaceutical companies or vaccines themselves, public confidence is waning. 

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