Gaza to get 1.2m polio vaccines amid outbreak fears
Some displaced Palestinians have set up camp next to sewage facilities/ The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced plans to send 1.2 million polio vaccines to Gaza after the virus was detected in wastewater. The agency’s chief, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, outlined plans for two rounds of vaccination, targeting 600,000 children under the age of eight. The first round is due to start on 17 August. Polio is a serious infectious disease that causes a fever - and, in some cases, can lead to paralysis or death. It is spread primarily ...
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