Over 454,000 Gazan children vaccinated against polio in 2 days: UNRWA


GAZA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The UN agency for Palestine refugees said on Monday that it has vaccinated more than 454,000 children against poliovirus in the Gaza Strip over the past two days.

"The large-scale campaign aims to protect children from the dangers of the disease amid ongoing humanitarian challenges in the region," the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said in a press statement.

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