Humanitarian ceasefires in the war in the Gaza Strip have been agreed to allow the second round of polio vaccinations for 590,000 children under the age of 10 to go ahead on 14 October, UNICEF Executive Director Kathryn Russell said today. . “Ceasefires of hostilities were agreed upon for humanitarian reasons in certain areas. It is important that these pauses are respected by all parties. Without them, it is impossible to vaccinate children,” Russell emphasized in a statement. The first round of the polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip, which began on September 1, met its goal by vaccinating 90 percent of children under 10, the United Nations said. The campaign was carried out in phases over a two-week period during humanitarian ceasefires between Israel and Hamas. On August 23, the WHO confirmed that at least one infant was paralyzed after contracting polio. This was the first case […]
Source: News Beast
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