# ‘Breaks my heart’: Yemen vaccine shortages spark fears for millions of children

https://mins.news/en/item/48479

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-07 13:46 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/9/7/breaks-my-heart-yemen-jab-shortages-spark-fears-for-millions-of-children?traffic_source=rss

> Disputes and depleted supplies have left about five million Yemeni children without essential routine vaccinations. In Houthi-controlled areas, families are travelling to government-held cities to find doses, but the cost puts immunisation out of reach for many. Houthi health officials blame UNICEF and Gavi, while UNICEF declined to comment on the allegations.

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