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4-day immunization drive aims to cover nearly 10M children under 5 years old, says Health Ministry
08.11.2021
S. K. Khan
The first-ever nationwide polio immunization campaign under the Taliban commenced in Afghanistan on Monday, set to continue for four days.
About 10 million children across the country under the age of five will be vaccinated against the disease, according to the Taliban-run Ministry of Public Health.
..."This is going to be the first polio vaccination campaign since the Islamic Emirate (Taliban) came to power in the country, and it is expected that there will be no problem in implementing it," he said.
Afghanistan, remains one of the three countries in the world, along with Pakistan and Nigeria, still grappling with the poliovirus.
08.11.2021
S. K. Khan
The first-ever nationwide polio immunization campaign under the Taliban commenced in Afghanistan on Monday, set to continue for four days.
About 10 million children across the country under the age of five will be vaccinated against the disease, according to the Taliban-run Ministry of Public Health.
..."This is going to be the first polio vaccination campaign since the Islamic Emirate (Taliban) came to power in the country, and it is expected that there will be no problem in implementing it," he said.
Afghanistan, remains one of the three countries in the world, along with Pakistan and Nigeria, still grappling with the poliovirus.
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