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    60% of parents refuse to vaccinate children, as flu death toll rises to 18
    Vaccines in Israel continue to be in short supply, with some healthcare providers not expecting to have supplies for at least another week.
    By TZVI JOFFRE JANUARY 7, 2020 01:43Email Twitter Facebook fb-messenger


    Over 60% of Israeli parents have not vaccinated their children in schools against the flu, Kan news reported on Monday. Meanwhile, a 54-year-old woman died of flu-related complications bringing this season's death toll to 18.
    The flu vaccine was offered to about 300,000 students in grades two to four, but 60% of parents throughout Israel refused the vaccine for their children. In Tel Aviv, 72% of the parents refused the offered vaccine.
    Amid Tel Aviv fourth graders, 80% of the parents refused to vaccinate their children.
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    Vaccines in Israel continue to be in short supply, with some healthcare providers not expecting to have supplies for at least another week.
    Twitter: @RonanKelly13
    The views expressed are mine alone and do not represent the views of my employer or any other person or organization.
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