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To the Editors:

In their MEDICC Review Perspective, Galindo-Santana and colleagues highlight the challenges presented by anti-vaccination groups, stressing that immunization is an essential cost-effective preventive measure that promotes population health.[1] In 2019, WHO identifi ed vaccine hesitancy, fragile and vulnerable settings and weak primary health care as 3 of 10 main global health threats. Close attention to these threats can detect potential areas of missed opportunities for immunization across populations and mitigate risk of preventable diseases.

REFERENCES

1. Galindo-Santana BM, Cruz-Rodríguez E, López-Ambrón L. A Cuban perspective on the antivaccination movement. MEDICC Rev. 2019 Oct;21(4):64–9.

2. Pan American Health Organization. Basic indicators 2019: H ealth trends in the Americas [Internet]. Washington, D.C.: Pan American Health Organization; 2019 [cited 2020 Jul 5]. Available at: http://iris.paho.org/xmlui/han dle/123456789/51543

3. World Health Organization [Internet]. Geneva: World Health Organization; c2020. SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages. The goals within a goal: Health targets for SDG 3; [cited 2020 Jul 5]; [about 1 screen]. Available at: https://www.who.int/sdg/targets/en/