Polio Vaccination Campaign Begins; More than 12 lakh doses of vaccine have been delivered to Gaza

 

Polio vaccination campaign begins in Gaza Six hundred and forty thousand children will be given the vaccine. The World Health Organization has announced that more than 12 lakh doses of the vaccine have already been delivered. It was agreed to stop firing for 8 hours daily for vaccination.

Musa Abed, director of primary health care at the Ministry of Health in Gaza, said health workers in the region will participate in the polio vaccination campaign, along with UN officials and voluntary organizations. The report of polio in Gaza after 25 years caused great concern. The World Health Organization has expressed concern over the resurgence of polio, which many countries have eradicated. The WHO has also called for immediate polio vaccination for children.

 Israel then announced that it would not attack children between 6am and 3pm to vaccinate them. The temporary ceasefire is for three days. The World Health Organization is trying to distribute the vaccine by deputing around 7,000 health workers. At the same time, Israel reiterated that there will be no complete ceasefire.