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Children who had missed doses should "catch up as soon as possible" to protect themselves and other children who are too young to be vaccinated or unable to do so for health reasons, she added.

From BBC

He was unable to replicate that form this season and paid the price.

From Barron's

She’s also worried that her publisher is going to make her pay back the advance for the book about Plath and Hughes that she’s been unable to make any headway on.

From Los Angeles Times

"Somebody who was unable to carry a cup of tea with one arm can now walk from room to room holding it stably," he says.

From BBC

"She was no longer a 76-year-old, she was in her 90s," he said, adding that his wife was unable to steady herself to walk.

From BBC