Almost 100,000 children vaccinated against polio in Gaza

The Telegraph

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With Gaza lying in ruins and the majority of its 2.4 million residents forced to flee their homes due to Israel's military assault – often taking refuge in cramped and unsanitary conditions – disease has spread.
Le Monde
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The campaign was launched after Gaza had its first reported polio case in 25 years – a 10-month-old boy, now paralysed in the leg.
Guardian
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The campaign aims to fully vaccinate more than 640,000 children in the besieged territory, devastated by almost 11 months of war.
The Manila Times
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Between 25 and 30 young patients are expected to be treated in Ireland over the coming months under the initiative, which will mean children accompanied by carers accommodated in homes owned by healthcare workers.
Irish Times

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