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Israel has agreed to a series of three-day “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza to allow health officials to administer polio vaccinations to children in the territory, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
“At least 90 percent of coverage is needed during each round of the campaign in order to stop the outbreak and prevent international spread of polio,” he added. Oren Marmorstein, Israel’s foreign affairs spokesman, said on X that his government has “has coordinated a large-scale operation with WHO and UNICEF to vaccinate children in the Gaza Strip against polio.”Robert Wood, US deputy ambassador to the United Nations, said it is “vital that this campaign be implemented without delay.”
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