Over 586,000 children receive polio vaccines in Gaza

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The UN children’s agency (Unicef) says it has almost reached its target of immunising children in Gaza against polio, Al Jazeera reports.

“More than 586,000 children in Gaza — 99 per cent of our target — have been vaccinated against polio in just four days,” Unicef said in a post on X.

The post described the latest drive as a “huge accomplishment” for teams from Unicef, the World Health Organization, the Palestinian Ministry of Health and UNRWA who helped bring the booster doses to children across Gaza.

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