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B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that declining immunization coverage and delays in vaccination are putting children at serious risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article to know a sharp rise in cases of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.who.int\/westernpacific\/news\/item\/28-05-2025-resurgence-of-preventable-diseases-threatens-children-in-east-asia-and-the-pacific?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does “t0 miss out on something” <\/strong>mean? ”\u00a0In the first months of 2025, countries like Cambodia, Mongolia, the Philippines and Viet\u00a0Nam have reported a sharp rise in measles cases compared with the same period last year, signalling that far too many children are missing out on life-saving vaccines<\/strong>.” <\/em>Use it in a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What is an “underserved community”<\/strong>? “It highlights the vulnerable children who are being left behind \u2014 those who haven\u2019t received even a single dose of vaccine, living in underserved communitie<\/strong>s, missed by routine immunization and vaccination campaigns.”<\/em> Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does “systemic failure”<\/strong> mean? “The resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases in East Asia and the Pacific reflects deeper, systemic failures.”<\/em> Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Did you hear that some preventable diseases are making a comeback in East Asia?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Can you guess how many measles cases were reported in the Philippines earlier this year?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What other diseases do you think the article mentioned besides measles?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Why do you think more kids are getting these diseases again?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. How do you feel about the fact that fewer children are getting vaccinated nowadays?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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