UN Agency Says Gaza Polio Vaccination Coverage Reaches 90%

Reuters (9/16, Tanios) reports the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency on Monday said it has completed successfully the first round of its polio vaccination campaign, having distributed a first dose to 90% of children in the enclave. Reuters says, “More than 446,000 Palestinian children in central and south Gaza were vaccinated earlier this month before a campaign to vaccinate a final 200,000 children in north Gaza began on September 10 despite access restrictions, evacuation orders and shortages of fuel.”