Palestinian health minister announces polio vaccine roll-out in Gaza

Palestinian Health Minister Majed Abu Ramadan has announced an extensive polio vaccination campaign for children under 10 in the Gaza Strip, set to begin in the coming days, according to the Wafa news agency.

The initiative will reportedly be conducted in collaboration with Unrwa, Unicef and the WHO.

The first phase of the campaign will involve the administration of include 1.2 million doses of the type 2 polio vaccine, Abu Ramadan said, with 400,000 additional doses currently being purchased.