More than 1.2 million doses of a Polio vaccine arrived in Gaza on August 25, UNICEF reported.
According to UNICEF, the vaccines would be administered to 640,000 children.
This comes after the first case of polio in 25 years was confirmed in Gaza.
Samples collected from wastewater in Khan Yunis and Deir al-Balah in June tested positive for the virus, WHO reported.
The risk of the spread of the virus in Gaza “and internationally, remains high given gaps in children’s immunity due to disruptions in routine vaccination, decimation of the health system, constant population displacement, malnutrition and severely damaged water and sanitation systems,” WHO said.
WHO and UNICEF called on “all parties to the conflict to implement humanitarian pauses in the Gaza Strip for seven days to allow for two rounds of vaccination campaigns to take place.” Credit: COGAT via Storyful
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