Gaza, Polio
The latest on where Gaza's polio came from — and the race to contain it
There's one confirmed case. And likely hundreds more. As experts try to ID the source of the virus in Gaza, a huge vaccine effort has wrapped up stage 1 and gears up for the critical stage 2.
Why Officials Are Speeding To Vaccinate Against Polio In Gaza After Only 1 Confirmed Case
Health officials have also identified other children with suspected paralysis consistent with polio and are currently testing for the virus in stool samples.
Backgrounder
Gaza is vaccinating against polio. Is the virus a threat to the U.S.?
A campaign is ongoing to vaccinate children in Gaza after its first polio case in 25 years. The threat to the United States is only in communities with low vaccination levels.
Polio vaccinations wrap up in Gaza as officials try to inoculate 90% of children under age 10
Polio vaccinations are wrapping up in Gaza on Thursday as the World Health Organization and its partners attempt to inoculate 90% of children under age 10.
New polio case in Pakistan as Gaza vaccine campaign completes first week
Pakistan has a new polio case this week, according to the weekly report from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), while healthcare workers in Gaza have completed the first week of a massive vaccination campaign in the war-torn region.
560,000 children in Gaza vaccinated against polio as first round of campaign ends
More than 560,000 children aged below 10 in Gaza have received the first of two doses of the polio vaccine, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, after Israel’s destruction of water and sanitation systems led to a resurgence of the deadly disease in the besieged strip.
The First Round of the Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign Is Complete. The Next Step Will Be Just as Hard
As officials prepare for the second round of the campaign, health workers take stock of the project amid conflict.
First round of polio vaccinations in Gaza completed, says WHO chief
The first round of the polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip has been successfully completed, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. More than 560,000 children under the age of 10 have received a first dose of the vaccine,
Polio vaccination starts in north Gaza despite obstacles
A campaign to vaccinate a final 200,000 children in north Gaza against polio began on Tuesday although health and aid officials said the operation was complicated by access restrictions, evacuation orders and shortages of fuel.
Over 5,60,000 Children Vaccinated Against Polio In War-Torn Gaza, Says UN
The United Nations and its partners have vaccinated against polio more than 560,000 children under 10 in the Gaza Strip, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Friday said the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the first round of the emergency vaccination campaign in the north,
Polio immunisation campaign last day: More than 90% of Gaza's children vaccinated
It's the last day of the United Nations' polio vaccination campaign in Gaza.
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Major setback: First polio case in Islamabad in 16 years
In a concerning development, the first case of polio in 16 years has been reported in Union Council number 4 of Islamabad.
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Islamabad reports first polio case in 16 years
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