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Flipboard News Desk 1 year ago
Israel agrees to pause fighting in Gaza for polio vaccination, says UN official. CNN reports: "Since the war, Gaza’s near-universal polio vaccine coverage has dropped to just over 80%. The resurgence of the virus – eliminated in most of the developed world – highlights the struggles facing Gaza’s two million residents, who have lived under Israeli bombardment since October last year." https://flip.it/pC6OKW #Israel #Gaza #Polio #Hamas #Disease #PublicHealth #Vaccines #News
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