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Over 80,000 Polish Kids Unvaccinated, Public Health at Risk

4/2/2025

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Poland's long-standing vaccination program requires children to be immunized against 12 diseases, yet over 80,000 remain unvaccinated, defying fines and putting public health at risk. Chief Sanitary Inspector Dr. Pawel Grzesiowski sounds the alarm, emphasizing that this refusal could lead to dangerous outbreaks of diseases like diphtheria and polio.

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Poland's long-standing vaccination program requires children to be immunized against 12 diseases, yet over 80,000 remain unvaccinated, defying fines and putting public health at risk. Chief Sanitary Inspector Dr. Pawel Grzesiowski sounds the alarm, emphasizing that this refusal could lead to dangerous outbreaks of diseases like diphtheria and polio.