Catherine Morris on Nostr: Baby contracts Gaza's first case of polio in 25 years. “Humanitarian groups have ...
Baby contracts Gaza's first case of polio in 25 years. “Humanitarian groups have blamed the re-emergence of #polio in #Gaza on disruption to child vaccination programmes and massive damage to #water & #sanitation systems caused by the war. In order to try to contain the spread, the UN has been pressing for a week-long pause in fighting to carry out a polio vaccination campaign for more than 640,000 children under the age of 10.” | BBC
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