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Pulse Polio Drive: Children Under Five Vaccinated At Special Camp In Thoothukudi
Health authorities have completed the deployment of vaccines, logistics, trained vaccination teams and supervisors at all designated locations to facilitate the statewide immunisation exercise.
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Gujarat CM Launches Statewide Pulse Polio Campaign Targeting Over 83 Lakh Children
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday launched Gujarat's statewide Pulse Polio immunisation campaign from Gandhinagar by administering oral polio vaccine drops to children.
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CM Vijay To Launch Statewide Pulse Polio Campaign In Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, C. Joseph Vijay, will inaugurate the State's annual Pulse Polio Immunisation Campaign on Sunday, reaffirming the government's commitment to safeguarding children against poliomyelitis and sustaining India's hard-earned polio-free status.
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Over 1.58 Lakh Children, 746 Booths: Gandhinagar Deploys Mega Health Network For Pulse Polio Campaign
More than 1.58 lakh children in Gandhinagar district will be administered polio drops on June 28 as part of the Pulse Polio National Immunisation Campaign, with authorities deploying thousands of health workers, hundreds of booths, and special outreach teams to ensure complete coverage.
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New Oral Polio Vaccine Approved By WHO: A Boost For India's Eradication Efforts?
The World Health Organization has just prequalified an additional novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2),a breakthrough in stopping polio outbreaks more sustainably with stronger global vaccine supply.
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Polio Campaign Proves Ineffective In Pakistan As Nearly 1 Million Children Remain Unvaccinated
Nearly one million children were missed and more than 53,000 families refused vaccination during Pakistan's latest nationwide polio campaign, raising serious concerns about the effectiveness of eradication efforts, a report h
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"So Much Pressure": World Nearly Beat Polio But Missteps Aided Its Comeback
The World Health Organization and partners embarked on their polio campaign in 1988 with the bold goal of eradication - a feat seen only once for human diseases, with smallpox in 1980.
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Expert Speaks: All About Polio Vaccination
While there is no cure, vaccination is the best way to prevent polio.
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Ally Close To RFK Jr. Files Petition To Revoke Polio Vaccine Approval
If RFK Jr. is confirmed as head of Health and Human Services, he might take the rare step of intervening in the petition review process.
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Israel Denies Carrying Out Strikes On Polio Vaccination Clinic In Gaza
The Israeli military denied on Monday that it had hit a clinic in the northern Gaza Strip where health workers were carrying out polio vaccinations.
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WHO Urges Israel To Allow Aid Access To Gaza Amid Humanitarian Crisis
Amid the chaos, WHO and its partners launched the second round of a polio vaccination campaign on Monday, aiming to immunise over half a million children, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Israeli Strikes In Gaza Kill 61 In 48 Hours As UN Pursues Vaccinations
Israeli military strikes across the Palestinian Gaza Strip killed at least 61 people in the space of 48 hours, local medics said on Saturday, as Israeli forces battled Hamas operatives in the territory.
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Israeli Strikes Kill 27 Palestinians In Gaza As Polio Vaccination Resumes
Israeli military strikes killed at least 27 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Friday, medics said, as health officials resumed vaccination of tens of thousands more children in the enclave against polio.
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48 Killed In Israeli Strikes In Gaza Ahead Of Polio Vaccine Campaign
Israeli strikes on Saturday killed at least 48 people in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian health authorities said, as clashes took place in central and southern areas of the enclave ahead of the planned start of a polio vaccination campaign.
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Israel, Hamas Agree To Zoned 3-Day Pauses For Gaza Polio Vaccinations: WHO
The Israeli military and Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to three separate, zoned three-day pauses in fighting in the Gaza Strip to allow for the vaccination of some 640,000 children against polio, a senior WHO official said on Thursday.
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Pulse Polio Drive: Children Under Five Vaccinated At Special Camp In Thoothukudi
Health authorities have completed the deployment of vaccines, logistics, trained vaccination teams and supervisors at all designated locations to facilitate the statewide immunisation exercise.
-
Gujarat CM Launches Statewide Pulse Polio Campaign Targeting Over 83 Lakh Children
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday launched Gujarat's statewide Pulse Polio immunisation campaign from Gandhinagar by administering oral polio vaccine drops to children.
-
CM Vijay To Launch Statewide Pulse Polio Campaign In Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, C. Joseph Vijay, will inaugurate the State's annual Pulse Polio Immunisation Campaign on Sunday, reaffirming the government's commitment to safeguarding children against poliomyelitis and sustaining India's hard-earned polio-free status.
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Over 1.58 Lakh Children, 746 Booths: Gandhinagar Deploys Mega Health Network For Pulse Polio Campaign
More than 1.58 lakh children in Gandhinagar district will be administered polio drops on June 28 as part of the Pulse Polio National Immunisation Campaign, with authorities deploying thousands of health workers, hundreds of booths, and special outreach teams to ensure complete coverage.
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New Oral Polio Vaccine Approved By WHO: A Boost For India's Eradication Efforts?
The World Health Organization has just prequalified an additional novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2),a breakthrough in stopping polio outbreaks more sustainably with stronger global vaccine supply.
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Polio Campaign Proves Ineffective In Pakistan As Nearly 1 Million Children Remain Unvaccinated
Nearly one million children were missed and more than 53,000 families refused vaccination during Pakistan's latest nationwide polio campaign, raising serious concerns about the effectiveness of eradication efforts, a report h
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"So Much Pressure": World Nearly Beat Polio But Missteps Aided Its Comeback
The World Health Organization and partners embarked on their polio campaign in 1988 with the bold goal of eradication - a feat seen only once for human diseases, with smallpox in 1980.
-
Expert Speaks: All About Polio Vaccination
While there is no cure, vaccination is the best way to prevent polio.
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Ally Close To RFK Jr. Files Petition To Revoke Polio Vaccine Approval
If RFK Jr. is confirmed as head of Health and Human Services, he might take the rare step of intervening in the petition review process.
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Israel Denies Carrying Out Strikes On Polio Vaccination Clinic In Gaza
The Israeli military denied on Monday that it had hit a clinic in the northern Gaza Strip where health workers were carrying out polio vaccinations.
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WHO Urges Israel To Allow Aid Access To Gaza Amid Humanitarian Crisis
Amid the chaos, WHO and its partners launched the second round of a polio vaccination campaign on Monday, aiming to immunise over half a million children, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Israeli Strikes In Gaza Kill 61 In 48 Hours As UN Pursues Vaccinations
Israeli military strikes across the Palestinian Gaza Strip killed at least 61 people in the space of 48 hours, local medics said on Saturday, as Israeli forces battled Hamas operatives in the territory.
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Israeli Strikes Kill 27 Palestinians In Gaza As Polio Vaccination Resumes
Israeli military strikes killed at least 27 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Friday, medics said, as health officials resumed vaccination of tens of thousands more children in the enclave against polio.
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48 Killed In Israeli Strikes In Gaza Ahead Of Polio Vaccine Campaign
Israeli strikes on Saturday killed at least 48 people in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian health authorities said, as clashes took place in central and southern areas of the enclave ahead of the planned start of a polio vaccination campaign.
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Israel, Hamas Agree To Zoned 3-Day Pauses For Gaza Polio Vaccinations: WHO
The Israeli military and Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to three separate, zoned three-day pauses in fighting in the Gaza Strip to allow for the vaccination of some 640,000 children against polio, a senior WHO official said on Thursday.
