epa10629972 A cihild peers through a window during a polio vaccination campaign in Kabul, Afghanistan, 15 May 2023. The polio vaccination campaign was launched in 23 provinces of the country, where according to the Ministry of Health, two polio patients were confirmed in 2022, and two so far in 2023. Repeated immunizations have protected millions of children from polio, allowing almost all countries in the world to become polio-free, aside from the two endemic countries of Pakistan and Afghanistan, according to UNICEF. EPA/SAMIULLAH POPAL 16176
