While the world is focused on containing the new coronavirus, we could lose our fight against other infectious diseases, some that were on their way to being eradicated

Associated Press

• The world could see a re-emergence of another infectious disease as it tries to grapple with containing the new coronavirus. 
• Some countries are facing shortages or obstacles in obtaining necessary vaccines for diseases like polio or measles, the Associated Press reported. 
• People dealing with chronic infections may not have access to necessary medications they need to stay alive. 
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Efforts to eliminate or control the spread of infectious diseases like tuberculosis, measles, malaria, polio, HIV/AIDS, among others, may be thwarted as the world focuses on the coronavirus pandemic. 

The issue is global, from African countries struggling to get necessary vaccines to countries like South Korea that have robust healthcare systems, according to the Associated Press. 

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