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Gaza aid groups mobilize to prevent polio outbreak

stltoday.com — August 17, 2024, 11:00 AM UTC

Summary: Aid groups in Gaza are mobilizing to prevent a polio outbreak following one confirmed case and suspected cases amid war conditions. The World Health Organization and UNICEF plan to vaccinate over 640,000 children, but require a seven-day ceasefire to implement this. Polio vaccination rates have dropped from 99% to 86% since the conflict began, with 1.6 million doses of a new vaccine set to arrive.

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    Diseases surge in Gaza amid water and sewage crisis (ABC News)
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  2. [4.9]
    Gaza residents live in fear amid ongoing conflict (khaleejtimes.com)
    31d 2h
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  3. [4.6]
    Polio re-emerges in Gaza after 25 years (abc.net.au)
    31d 19h
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  4. [2.6]
    Polio returns to Gaza, WHO issues outbreak alarm (zerohedge.com)
    31d 20h
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  5. [4.0]
    Humanitarian pause urged for Gaza polio vaccination campaign (news-medical.net)
    31d 22h
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  6. [2.9]
    Gaza reports first polio case in 25 years (news18.com)
    32d 1h
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  7. [4.3]
    Gaza faces severe clothing shortages amid ongoing war (inquirer.net)
    32d 4h
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  8. [4.3]
    Gaza reports first polio case in over 20 years (nzherald.co.nz)
    32d 9h
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  9. [4.0]
    Gaza reports first polio case in 25 years (ndtv.com)
    32d 19h
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  10. [5.5]
    Gaza aid groups launch urgent polio vaccination campaign (The Associated Press)
    32d 22h

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    Gaza reports first polio case in 25 years (channel4.com)
    32d 22h
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  12. [3.4]
    Gaza reports first polio case in 25 years (rawstory.com)
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  13. [5.6]
    Polio re-emerges in Gaza; aid groups seek fighting pause (sbs.com.au)
    33d 4h

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  14. [5.3]
    Aid groups in Gaza push for polio vaccination campaign (abcnews.go.com)
    33d 5h

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  15. [4.4]
    Gaza reports first polio case in 25 years (CNN)
    33d 5h
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  16. [3.9]
    Polio outbreak imminent in Gaza amid war, urgent aid needed (firstpost.com)
    33d 5h
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  17. [3.3]
    Gaza reports first polio case in unvaccinated child (khaleejtimes.com)
    33d 7h
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  18. [3.7]
    Gaza reports first polio case in decades amid conflict (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
    33d 9h
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  19. [3.4]
    Polio returns to Gaza, threatening children's health amid conflict (firstpost.com)
    33d 12h
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  20. [4.3]
    Gaza reports first polio case in 25 years (inquirer.net)
    33d 13h
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  21. [3.7]
    First polio case reported in Gaza amid ongoing conflict (nbcnews.com)
    33d 13h
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  22. [5.1]
    UN urges Gaza ceasefire for polio vaccination campaign (ABC News)
    33d 16h

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  23. [4.1]
    First polio case in Gaza in 25 years confirmed (thestar.com)
    33d 16h
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  24. [3.6]
    First polio case in Gaza in 25 years confirmed (gazette.com)
    33d 16h
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  25. [4.3]
    First polio case confirmed in Gaza in years (thestar.com)
    33d 17h
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  26. [4.1]
    First polio case confirmed in Gaza, affecting 10-month-old (abcnews.go.com)
    33d 17h
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  27. [3.7]
    First polio case confirmed in Gaza in years (news.yahoo.com)
    33d 17h
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  28. [3.7]
    First polio case reported in Gaza, baby unvaccinated (nbcnews.com)
    33d 17h
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  29. [3.7]
    First polio case reported in Gaza, affecting 10-month-old (abcnews.go.com)
    33d 17h
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  30. [3.6]
    First polio case confirmed in Gaza, affecting 10-month-old (gazette.com)
    33d 17h
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  31. [4.2]
    UN calls for Gaza ceasefire to enable polio vaccination (scmp.com)
    33d 19h
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  32. [5.0]
    UN calls for Gaza ceasefire to vaccinate against polio (aljazeera.com)
    33d 21h

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