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A health worker in Karachi administers polio drops — the oral vaccine — on February 3, the first day of
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A health worker in Karachi administers polio drops — the oral vaccine — on February 3, the first day of
The United Nations’ child agency, UNICEF, has warned there are only a matter of days left to administer the second dose of the polio vaccine to about 119,000 children across northern Gaza. “If we don’t reach the roughly 119,000 children targeted for vaccination in the northern parts of Gaza, all these children are still vulnerable …
The post Only a “matter of days” to get second polio vaccine doses to children in northern Gaza, UNICEF says appeared first on Egypt Independent.
A United Nations-led polio vaccination campaign reached around 87,000 children in Gaza on its first official day, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Monday, citing the World Health Organization. “Today, the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza middle areas enters its second day,” UNRWA said on X. According to UNRWA, the campaign’s second phase will …
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CNN — The United Nations temporarily paused aid deliveries in Gaza on Monday over safety concerns after the Israeli military issued new evacuation orders, a senior UN official said, possibly complicating the launch of a polio vaccination campaign. Israel’s military on Sunday ordered more evacuations in parts of Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza, forcing many displaced Palestinians to …
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Victoria has increased surveillance testing for traces of the polio virus in wastewater. Chief health officer Brett Sutton confirmed authorities stepped up testing after a man aged in his 20s … Continued
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Polio has been detected in sewage samples in the British capital, London – the first sign since the 1980s that the virus could be spreading in the country – but … Continued
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