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Global vaccination coverage – the proportion of the world’s children who receive recommended vaccines – has stalled over the past few years.
During 2016, about 86 per cent of infants worldwide (116.5 million infants) received 3 doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) vaccine, protecting them against infectious diseases that can cause serious illness and disability or be fatal.
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) causes meningitis and pneumonia. Hib vaccine had been introduced in 191 countries by the end of 2016. Global coverage with 3 doses of Hib vaccine is estimated at 70 per cent. There is great variation between regions. In the WHO Region of the Americas, coverage is estimated at 90 per cent, while it is only 28 per cent in the WHO Western Pacific Region. The WHO South-East Asia Region raised coverage from 56 per cent in 2015 to 80 per cent in 2016.
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