AFGHANISTAN POLIO

Polio vaccination campaign in Kandahar

epa11043621 Burqa-clad mothers wait to vaccinate their children during a door-to-door vaccination campaign, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 25 December 2023. Afghanistan launched a robust polio vaccination campaign on 25 December, with the goal of safeguarding over 8.8 million children, as announced by the Health Ministry on 24 December. The four-day campaign will be extended to a week in 42 high-risk districts in the eastern region. In these areas, children under 10 will receive vaccinations, while elsewhere the age cap is 5. The decision stems from a concerning number of positive cases recorded this year, prompting proactive measures to combat the threat of the wild virus. EPA/STR

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