More than 100 countries fail to meet key polio vaccination uptake targets and are vulnerable to the paralysis-causing virus, official figures suggest.
Data from the World Health Organization shows 114 of 160 nations have not hit its threshold of 95 per cent coverage in one-year-olds.
UK health chiefs yesterday revealed that the country could be seeing a resurgence of the disease for the first time in decades after strains were detected in sewage.
Experts deem having more than nine in 10 people in every community vaccinated crucial to prevent the highly contagious virus from spreading.
Being vaccinated is even more important for children than adults because they are more likely to catch and therefore fall ill with the disease.
While the majority will experience mild or no symptoms at all,…
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