Second phase of polio vaccination campaign begins in Gaza, WHO says

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Palestinian children receive drops as part of a polio vaccination campaign, in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)
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  • Aid groups carried out a first round of vaccinations last month

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said on X on Monday that the second phase of a polio vaccination campaign had started in central Gaza.
Aid groups carried out a first round of vaccinations last month, after a baby was partially paralyzed by the type 2 polio virus in August, in the first such case in the territory in 25 years.

Topics: War on Gaza