Around 1.26m doses of the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) are already in Gaza,…
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Polio vaccines arrive in Gaza in boost to vaccination campaign: UNICEF
by gulftimesby gulftimesMore than 640,000 children are targeted to receive the polio type two (nOPV) vaccines, UNICEF said…
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Poliovirus, most often spread through sewage and contaminated water, is highly infectious. It can cause disfigurement…
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Head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed deep concern at the…
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Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams
by gulftimesby gulftimes“At least two rounds of [orally delivered polio vaccine] will be necessary to shut down transmission,”…
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WHO to send 1.2m polio vaccines to Gaza after outbreak warning
by gulftimesby gulftimesIt will be a “huge logistical challenge” to ensure the 1.2 million vaccine doses are deployed…
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Gazans need polio vaccines amid ‘deathly cycle’ of hunger, heat and disease, say UN aid agencies
by gulftimesby gulftimesAlmost 10 months of war and intense Israeli bombardment have shattered healthcare in Gaza and disrupted…
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WHO to send one million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children
by gulftimesby gulftimesWorld Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that the vaccines will be administered to children in the coming weeks. He noted that no cases…
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Polio in Gaza: WHO ‘extremely worried’ about possible outbreak
by gulftimesby gulftimesNo associated paralytic cases have been recorded so far. But the Israeli military said on Sunday…
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In a statement, Christian Lindmeier, spokesperson for the World Health Organization (WHO), said that vaccine-derived poliovirus…