first phase of polio vaccination ends in central gaza
2024-09-05
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on the evening of september 4th local time, the gaza strip health department announced that the first phase of polio vaccination in the central gaza strip has been completed, and a total of 189,551 children have been vaccinated.
starting from the 5th, the second phase of vaccination will be carried out in khan yunis and rafah areas in the southern gaza strip. during this period, four medical points in central gaza will still be open to provide vaccination services.
poliomyelitis, commonly known as poliomyelitis, is an acute infectious disease caused by the polio virus. it is often transmitted to unimmunized people through sewage, mainly affecting children under the age of 5. in severe cases, it can cause paralysis or death. there is no cure for this disease, and vaccination is the most cost-effective prevention method.
on august 22, the world health organization confirmed that a 10-month-old baby who had not received polio vaccination in the gaza strip was diagnosed with polio virus, the first case in the gaza strip in nearly 25 years. un secretary-general antonio guterres warned that polio virus has spread in the gaza strip and children are at risk. on august 29, world health organization officials announced that israel and the palestinian islamic resistance movement (hamas) have agreed to implement multiple humanitarian temporary ceasefires in the gaza strip starting from september 1 to allow local children to receive polio vaccines.
the palestinian ministry of health said in the early morning of september 3 that vaccination in the central area of the gaza strip will continue until the night of the 4th. vaccination work in khan yunis and surrounding areas began on the morning of the 5th and will last for four days. vaccination in the central and northern areas of the gaza strip began on the morning of the 9th and will also last for four days. (cctv reporter wang yin)
