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9.9m children being vaccinated against polio in Afghanistan

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KABUL (Pajhwok): The third phase of anti-polio drive targeting 9.9 million children countrywide was launched on Monday, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said in a statement.

The statement received by Pajhwok Afghan News said that the campaign was sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF.

It said 9.9 million children under five years of age would be vaccinated across the country until June 15. A total of 41 positive cases of polio have been detected in various parts of Afghanistan since the beginning of 2021, the statement said.

The ministry said that most of . . .

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