Gaza polio patient paralysed, UN to begin vaccination soon
The UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) says that it will begin vaccinating Gaza's children for polio at the end of the month.
The news comes after the besieged enclave recorded its first case of polio last week, and as the WHO confirmed that a a 10-month-old baby was now paralysed due to the disease.
"It is not enough to bring the vaccines into Gaza [and] protect the cold chain," Phillippe Lazzarrini, commissioner general of Unrwa, said on X. "To have an impact, the vaccines must end up in the mouths of every child under the age of 10."
Very sad. @WHO confirms that a 10-month-old baby in #Gaza is now paralysed due to #Polio. The first case in more than 25 years.
— Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini) August 23, 2024
Polio will not make the distinction between Palestinian & Israeli children.
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