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UNICEF calls for Mideast countries to reinstitute polio, measles vaccinations
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe UN children’s agency urges six Middle East countries to greenlight special polio and measles vaccination campaigns put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic.
UNICEF says the polio campaigns are on hold in Syria, Sudan, Yemen and Iraq, while measles vaccinations are suspended in Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen and Djibouti.
UNICEF says nearly 10.5 million children under the age of five risk missing their polio vaccinations. Nearly 4.5 million children under 15 could miss their measles vaccinations.
Routine vaccinations for other diseases like rubella and diphtheria are continuing, but special campaigns were put on hold because of overwhelmed health systems or governments wanting to avoid crowding at clinics.
— AFP
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