Who said in a press release that more than 591,000 children under 10 will receive the vaccine to protect them from highly infectious disease, starting this weekend for an early period of five days.
The campaign follows the recent detection of poliovirus in wastewater samples in the shattered enclave that indicates that the infection is still circulating in the enclave and putting children at risk.
“People with leave or no immunity provide the virus for the opportunity to continue spreading and potentially cause disease“Who said.
The UN Health Agency added that the terrible sanitary conditions in Gaza that include overcrowding in shelters and severely damaged water and sewerage networks had created “ideal conditions for a greater propagation of poliovirus.”
The massive return of people to the north and south of Gaza during the high the current fire is also probable that the propagation of polyomyelitis will also increase, who warned.
The campaign will be directed by the Palestinian Ministry of Health with the support of the WHO, the UNICEF children agency, the Palestinian refugee relief agency (UNRWA) and other partners.
The agency emphasized that polyomyelitis vaccines are safe and that there is no maximum number of times a child should be vaccinated, and each dose provides additional protection. An additional round of shooting for April is planned.
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