TV News LIES

Wednesday, Dec 04th

Last update09:30:06 AM GMT

You are here News International Thousands of children in Gaza receive 2nd dose of polio vaccine, with others cut off

Thousands of children in Gaza receive 2nd dose of polio vaccine, with others cut off

E-mail Print PDF

Gazan children get second dpolio shotOver 58,600 children in northern Gaza received the final dose of the polio vaccine on Saturday, the United Nations said, as health workers race to vaccinate thousands more before the campaign wraps up on Monday.

The operation to deliver a second dose — which is necessary to effectively stop the transmission of polio — started in mid-October. It was meant to last a couple of weeks. But on Oct. 23, the vaccination campaign was postponed in northern Gaza due to safety concerns over Israeli airstrikes and mass evacuation orders.

"These conditions made it impossible for families to safely bring their children for vaccination and for vaccination teams to perform their duties," the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF said in a statement on Friday.

Health officials announced that the vaccine campaign would resume over the weekend in northern Gaza — but Israeli officials have only agreed this time to humanitarian pauses in fighting in Gaza City, arguing that other areas in the north have been largely evacuated.

For weeks, northern Gaza has been besieged by Israeli forces on the assertion that Hamas regrouped there.

More...

 

 


Most Recent Related Stories...


Israel attacks hospital, besieges school shelter in North Gaza

Isrel ttacks hospitl, school Israeli forces have once again bombed northern Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital and besieged a school sheltering...

Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine

PDA package for UkraineAs part of the surge in security assistance that President Biden announced on September 26 to...

Putin-controlled aircraft deported Ukrainian children, US-backed research alleges

Putin planeRussian presidential aircraft and funds were used in a program that took children from occupied Ukrainian...

Palestinian 14-year-old becomes Israel's youngest-ever prisoner

Palestinian 14 year ikd jailed for throwing stones at settlers On Sunday, Ayham al-Salaymeh, a 14-year-old Palestinian, began serving a one-year prison sentence, becoming the youngest...
 
America's # 1 Enemy
Tee Shirt
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
TVNL Tee Shirt
 
TVNL TOTE BAG
Conserve our Planet
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
Get your 9/11 & Media
Deception Dollars
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
The Loaded Deck
The First & the Best!
The Media & Bush Admin Exposed!