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WHO says northern Gaza polio campaign postponed due to escalating violence
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Displaced Palestinians fleeing Israeli military operations in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, October 22, 2024. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
The World Health Organization says that intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza have forced the postponement of a polio vaccination campaign.
This final phase of an ongoing polio vaccination campaign, due to begin today, aimed to vaccinate over 119,000 children in northern Gaza, according to the agency.
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