Medical advances have saved millions of lives. Vaccines are one of the most important tools we have to fight deadly diseases. However, in the West, especially in the US, more people are refusing vaccines because they believe they cause health problems. This trend is worrying, and it's important for India to understand why we should not follow this example if we want to keep our country healthy.

Western Issue

Dr Vibhor Borkar, Director, Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Transplant Medicine, Gleneagles Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, calls the rise of Western anti-vaxxers a complex issue. “Their vaccination programs have been so successful for so long that most young parents have never seen a case of polio, measles, diphtheria, or tetanus. When a disease is invisible, the fear of the di

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