Gaza War – Polio vaccination campaign in Gaza ready to start – First children vaccinated – Politics

Gaza/Geneva (dpa) – Preparations for the polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip have been completed, according to the Ministry of Health in Ramallah. At a press conference in the contested coastal area, the first children were already given a vaccination. The World Health Organization spoke of an opening ceremony. According to official information, the vaccination campaign is set to begin on Sunday morning.

Footage of the press conference in the Gaza Strip held by the Hamas-controlled health authority shows some children already receiving their first vaccination.

After the first case of polio was recently reported in the Gaza Strip, a mass outbreak of the disease is to be prevented. Aid workers are to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children in the coming days. There will be temporary and local breaks in the fighting for this purpose.

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