Gaza aid groups mobilize to prevent polio outbreak

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

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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