UN Says It Will Add Micronutrients To Second Round Of Gaza Polio Vaccination Campaign

Reuters (9/19, Nichols) reports the second round of a polio “vaccination campaign to protect 640,000 children in Gaza...will also deliver micronutrients – essential vitamins and minerals – and conduct nutritional screening, a senior U.N. Children’s Fund official said.” According to the official, negotiations are ongoing in an effort to add additional immunizations to the campaign, including a measles vaccination.