The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN said Monday. It's a devastating setback for polio eradication, since the virus is one of the world's most infectious, and any unvaccinated groups of children…
The United Nations said on Monday that the Taliban has halted the polio immunisation program in Afghanistan. Because the polio virus is one of the most contagious in the world, any unvaccinated child population where the virus is spreading…
A child is given a dose of anti-polio vaccine in Kabul on July 9, 2024. Photo by Saifurahman Safi/ Xinhua via Getty Images The United Nations announced on Monday that the Taliban have halted polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan,…
Afghanistan is one of two countries in which the spread of the potentially fatal, paralysing disease has never been stopped. The other is Pakistan. It's likely that the Taliban's decision will have major repercussions for other countries…
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press (AP) — The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. It’s a devastating setback for polio eradication, since the virus is one of the world’s most infectious and…
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Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.N. says the Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is one of two countries in which the spread of the potentially fatal, paralyzing disease…
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has moved to enhance the acceptability of vaccination and other routine immunisation in the campaign drive for a healthier body. According to the agency, the new approach will address the issue…
(NaturalNews) In response to the global rise in monkeypox cases, Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Sept. 4 that it will be reintroducing...
All babies in the UK should be routinely vaccinated at eight and 16 weeks, with a booster at one year. But UK Health Security Agency figures last month showed 396 cases of invasive meningococcal disease in 2022/23 compared with 205 in 2021…