"Vaccines are likely the most important public health intervention of the last 100 years. They've saved over a billion lives."
Thanks to vaccines, many of us have grown up without fear of contracting diseases such as polio and diphtheria. Do we take them for granted?
Made by Angel Sharp Media. This video was made in partnership with The Royal Society.
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