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1.2 million polio vaccine doses delivered to Gaza ahead of Sept. 1 campaign, WHO says

The mother of Palestinian boy Abdul Rahman Abu Al-Jidyan, who is the first person to contract polio in Gaza in 25 years, looks after him in their tent in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip on Aug. 28, 2024. (Reuters)
The mother of Palestinian boy Abdul Rahman Abu Al-Jidyan, who is the first person to contract polio in Gaza in 25 years, looks after him in their tent in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip on Aug. 28, 2024. (Reuters)
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30 Aug 2024 06:08:53 GMT9
30 Aug 2024 06:08:53 GMT9

GAZA: Some 1.2 million vaccine doses have already been delivered to Gaza ahead of a Sept. 1 campaign to vaccinate more than 640,000 children against polio, a WHO official said on Friday.

Some 400,000 additional doses are en route to the territory, said Rik Peeperkorn, the WHO’s representative for the occupied Palestinian territories

Reuters

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