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Polio is a virus that is spread through contaminated water. The virus is also transmitted by person-to-person contact. It can attack the brain and spinal cord, but there is a vaccine that can prevent it.

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November 3, 2024

Middle East: Gaza polio vaccinations resume amid strikes

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Palestinian children are vaccinated against polio during the second round of a vaccination campaign, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City.

UN aid teams resume polio vaccinations in Gaza

UN aid teams resume polio vaccinations in Gaza

The polio vaccination campaign had begun in September, after the first polio case in 25 years in Gaza was detected.
ConflictsNovember 2, 202401:38 min
A woman administers the polio vaccine to a child held by a man.

Pakistan's polio vaccination campaign hampered by distrust

Pakistan's polio vaccination campaign hampered by distrust

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Polio: All you need to know about the viral disease

Polio: All you need to know about the viral disease

Polio cases in Pakistan surge to 39 this year after a million children miss polio vaccinations.
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A health worker squeezes a polio vaccine dose into the open mouth of a young child.

Second phase of Gaza polio vaccination campaign begins

Second phase of Gaza polio vaccination campaign begins

The program aims to immunize over a half a million children. The first round has already been administered.
HealthOctober 15, 202401:51 min
A child receives vaccination against polio at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

Urgent polio vaccine rollout begins in Gaza

Urgent polio vaccine rollout begins in Gaza

After a case was recorded, the UN health agency and its partners have begun vaccinating children in Gaza against polio.
ConflictsSeptember 1, 202401:58 min
Gaza: Child with polio

Israel agrees to pause fighting to allow polio vaccination

Israel agrees to pause fighting to allow polio vaccination

The WHO says Israel has agreed to limited humanitarian pauses in Gaza to allow polio vaccines for children under 10.
ConflictsAugust 30, 202402:53 min
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