A massive polio vaccination campaign has been launched in Iraq, Syria and Egypt on Sunday by authorities, after health officials found a suspected case of the virus in a young boy near Baghdad. The five-day campaign aims to vaccinate more than 20 million children, including 5.6 million in Iraq alone, UNICEF said, with confirmed cases in conflict-hit neighbouring Syria having sparked a region-wide alert. "Polio eradication is a global priority," UNICEF's ...Monday 7 April 2014
After a Polio Case in Iraq, Mass Polio Vaccine Campaign Launched
A massive polio vaccination campaign has been launched in Iraq, Syria and Egypt on Sunday by authorities, after health officials found a suspected case of the virus in a young boy near Baghdad. The five-day campaign aims to vaccinate more than 20 million children, including 5.6 million in Iraq alone, UNICEF said, with confirmed cases in conflict-hit neighbouring Syria having sparked a region-wide alert. "Polio eradication is a global priority," UNICEF's ...
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