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UN: Mass polio vaccination to reach more than 591,000 children in Gaza; partners scale water distribution
Summary
WHO and UNICEF have scheduled a mass oral polio vaccination campaign in Gaza to start Saturday and run through Feb. 26 to reach more than 591,000 children; UN partners are also expanding water production and distribution, operating nearly 1,780 water points and mobile distribution teams.
The United Nations spokesperson said the World Health Organization and UNICEF will begin a mass oral polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip on Saturday that is scheduled to run through Feb. 26 and to administer the oral polio vaccine type 2 to “more than 591,000 children” to protect them from the disease.
The campaign aims to reach all children, including those who were missed in previous rounds, in order to close immunity gaps and end the outbreak, the spokesperson said.…
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