WHO: Polio vaccination campaign in Gaza a 'tremendous success'

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World Health Organization (WHO) called polio vaccination campaign a ‘tremendous success’ conducted in recent weeks in Gaza Stripin which more 560,000 children under the age of ten were vaccinated. during the first of two scheduled rounds, which was completed during the day on Thursday.

“This is a huge success against the backdrop of the tragic daily reality of life in the Gaza Strip.”“WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on his X social media account. “Imagine what a ceasefire could achieve,” he added.

Tedros later said:

We admire the entire medical team that performed this complex surgery. We express our deep gratitude to the families for their trust and cooperation.

The vaccination campaign is being carried out in three multi-day stages with the aim of delivering the first of two doses of the vaccine. The first was concentrated in the center of the enclave, the second in the south. Finally, the third situation arose in the north of the Gaza Strip.

In August, WHO confirmed a case of polio in a 10-month-old child in the center of the Palestinian enclave. In the midst of the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, the first case of its kind in 25 years was recorded. Poliovirus was detected in environmental samples in Khan Yunis and Deir el-Balah.

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Source: Aristegui Noticias

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