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'Dangerous moment': Huge effort begins to curb polio after Malawi case

A child receives free polio vaccine during a government-led mass vaccination program in Quezon City, Philippines, October 14, 2019. [Reuters]

The world is at a 'dangerous moment' in the fight against diseases like polio, a senior World Health Organization official said, as efforts begin to immunize 23 million children across five African countries after an outbreak in Malawi.

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