The Taliban health ministry announced on Monday (March 13) that the annual polio inoculation campaign will be launched in Afghanistan. The news agencies reported that the vaccination programme aims at reaching at least nine million children. It will be the second year in a row the vaccination drive has taken place under Taliban rule.
The World Health Organization (WHO) mentioned in a report last year in August that the polio eradication programme in Afghanistan has made critical gains after the Taliban's takeover of Kabul in 2021, but the job is far from finished.
Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency on Friday after a fourth New York county had sewage test positive for the polio virus. This will affect.
fight monkeypox could vaccinate the entire targeted population. the manufacturer has limited supplies but demand is sky high. the new plan will allow a different injection method and smaller dosages which could stretch out supplies. the official said up to 1.7 million people are eligible meaning some 3 million doses are needed to vaccinate them. only about half that number of doses will be available by this december. u.s. cdc is considering additional polio vaccinations for some americans. this comes after a polio case was identified in new york state last month. the first in nearly a decade in the u.s. polio can cause incurable paralysis and death. but most people are protected by vaccination. the new york case was located in rockland county and they suspect there are hundreds more. vaccination rates are much lower than the national average.
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