Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza as strikes continue and West Bank remains on edge
Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza as strikes continue and West Bank remains on edge
Polio vaccinations begin for Gaza’s 650,000 Palestinian children
Palestinians in Gaza and in occupied West Bank reel from Israel’s ongoing campaigns in both regions
Children in Gaza began receiving vaccines on Saturday, the Strip’s health ministry announced in a news conference, a day before the large-scale rollout and planned pause in fighting agreed to by Israel and the United Nations World Health Organization.
Associated Press reporters saw roughly ten infants receiving doses of vaccine in the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis on Saturday afternoon.
Hours earlier, Gaza's Health Ministry said hospitals received 89 dead on Saturday, including 26 who died in an overnight Israeli bombardment, and 205 wounded — one of the highest daily tallies in months.