UNICEF (the United Nations Children’s Fund) launched a program asking people to “Give Your Mum Measles This Mother’s Day.” As the press release explains:

For less than the cost of a postage stamp, you can help save a life this mother’s day. Measles kills 450 people every day, yet can be easily prevented with a 31-cent vaccine. A gift of fab jabs from UNICEF will protect 100 kids from measles for just $31.*

The article goes on to state that “UNICEF is the largest procurer of vaccines in the world.”

Unsurprisingly, as the biggest consumer of vaccines, UNICEF partners with the very same companieswho sell them: Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer, to name a few of the organization’s “major corporate partners.” However, what should come as a shock to people is the fact that the vaccines UNICEF provides are not always the safest ones. UNICEF still uses the