We’ve often heard that vaccines save lives, but have we ever thought about what the world would look like without vaccines? While many have had a newfound appreciation for vaccines after the COVID-19 pandemic, others developed a large dose of skepticism and hesitancy towards vaccines. So what does this mean for the future of vaccines? In conjunction with World Immunisation Week (observed annually in the last week of April), we’ll be discussing those questions with Dr Jerome Kim, director-general of the International Vaccine Institute. 

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Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek

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Categories:  wellness,  medical advances

Tags:  the bigger picture,  health and living,  immunisation,  vaccines,  biomedical research,  health equity,  global health,  childhood vaccines,