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Alert: Gaza hospitals say large-scale campaign to vaccinate against polio has begun in the war-ravaged territory

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Gaza hospitals say large-scale campaign to vaccinate against polio has begun in the war-ravaged territory.
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News video: UN Urges Ceasefire to Vaccinate Gaza's Children: Polio Threat Grows Amid Relentless Bombing

UN Urges Ceasefire to Vaccinate Gaza's Children: Polio Threat Grows Amid Relentless Bombing 03:12

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, is making an urgent plea for a humanitarian pause in Gaza to conduct a mass polio vaccination campaign. The situation is dire as bombs continue to fall, making it impossible to protect the children. The UN stresses that under the current conditions of...

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