WHO says 'humanitarian pauses' in Gaza fighting will allow for polio vaccine drive to begin Sunday
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza fighting will allow for a polio vaccine drive to begin on Sunday.
The goal of the campaign is to vaccinate 640,000 children in the Gaza Strip amid the outbreak of the virus, according to Rik Peeperkorn, a WHO senior official for the Palestinian territories.
The effort will kick off in central Gaza with a “humanitarian pause” that will go from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will last for three days.
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