A health official said a polio vaccination campaign had begun in Gaza on Saturday (Aug 31) after the war-torn territory recorded its first case of the disease in a quarter of a century.
A Palestinian child is vaccinated against polio, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Aug 31, 2024. A health official said a polio vaccination campaign had begun in Gaza on Saturday after the war-torn territory recorded its first case of the disease in a quarter of a century.
The disease mainly affects children under the age of five. It can cause deformities and paralysis and is potentially fatal. which resulted in the deaths of 1,199 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli official figures.
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