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Polio vaccine protects children in Gaza

Polio vaccine protects children in Gaza

 


First round of polio vaccination campaign reaches goal

The surrounding area 90 percent of children under 10 The people of the Gaza Strip Polio vaccine This follows the first wave of an emergency vaccination campaign conducted by UNICEF and partners in early September 2024.

In August, an unvaccinated 11-month-old boy was found to be partially paralyzed by polio., of First case in Gaza In 25 years, 60 percent of the water and sanitation infrastructure in the Gaza Strip has been destroyed or severely damaged, leaving nearly 2 million people displaced and living in overcrowded conditions. A major public health crisis.

Despite the war, the distance and the bombings, I am determined to get my children vaccinated. — Fatima, mother of two

In Deir al-Bala, in the central Gaza Strip, Fatima, mother of four-year-old Adam and his sister Majid, was one of many parents who flocked to health facilities to ensure their children received the new oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) to protect them from the highly contagious and crippling disease.

“Although the location is quite far away, my son has no immunity and he desperately needs to be vaccinated,” Fatima said. “Despite the war, the long distances and the bombings, I am determined to get my children vaccinated.”