The polio vaccination campaign in Gaza, scheduled to begin amidst ongoing conflict, underscores the extreme challenges faced in delivering essential health services to vulnerable populations.
WHO's Director-General emphasized that while the commitment to pause fighting for vaccination efforts is appreciated, the true solution lies in achieving lasting peace to ensure children's safety.
With both Israel and Hamas agreeing to pauses for vaccinations, concerns linger over whether these agreements will hold, especially after nearly a year of continuous conflict in the region.
Two types of highly effective polio vaccines are identified: an injection using dead virus and an oral variant employing a weakened live strain, crucial for controlling disease spread.
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