Polio vaccine rollout begins in Gaza amid intense Israeli attacks
Polio vaccination for Palestinian children in Gaza has started amid Israel's persistent military attacks, with the campaign aided by temporary ceasefires to allow healthcare workers to administer vaccines. | A campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus has begun, the Health Ministry said on Saturday, as Palestinians in the Hamas-governed enclave and the occupied West Bank reeled from Israel's military attacks. A small number of children in Gaza received vaccine doses a day before the large-scale rollout and limited pauses in the fighting agreed to by Israel and the UN World Health Organization.
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