Claim: Infant mortality in Japan dropped 96 per cent after vaccines for children aged under 24 months ceased in 1994.
Fact-check: Vaccination key to Japan's low infant mortality
Verdict: false. vaccinations didn't end in 1994 and an ongoing fall in the infant mortality rate is associated with an increase in vaccination coverage.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: David Williams
Date published: 2023-12-08T00:00:00