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Children in Gaza's Khan Younis get first polio vaccines in campaign rollout
The Star
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9/1/2024
Medics at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on Saturday (Aug 31) symbolically administered vaccines to several children ahead of the official launch of a campaign that aims to vaccinate 640,000 children across the Gaza Strip against polio.
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A polio vaccination campaign began on Saturday at Gaza's Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
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Administered by Gaza's health ministry in coordination with United Nations agencies,
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the campaign aims to vaccinate 640,000 children across the Gaza Strip against polio.
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I was afraid and nervous because this is something that scares the children.
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It's a shame that they don't move or eat or drink.
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They're still young, right? So it's something that scares them.
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When they announced the campaign to vaccinate against polio,
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I was very scared at first.
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First of all, God forbid, that they might get this disease.
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I was afraid that it wouldn't be safe.
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Thank God, after they confirmed that the vaccination is safe,
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I was able to come and get this vaccination with my son.
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I came as the first child to get this vaccination.
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God willing, this is the first dose.
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After four weeks, there will be another dose.
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God willing, I will bring my son and he will get it.
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God willing, he will get the full dose that can be vaccinated
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against any disease that you might get, God forbid, in the coming years.
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Many parents expressed concerns about their children's safety
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as they navigated through ongoing strikes to receive the vaccine.
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Every step you take, you have to thank God that you walked safely.
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Because it's something that scares you.
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Because of the bombings, the explosions, the planes and all that,
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you get scared.
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That's why it's so small.
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Any dust, anything that gets contaminated,
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anything, any virus, any skin infection,
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or bacteria, or anything, God forbid.
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The campaign depends on daily eight-hour pauses
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in fighting between Israel and Hamas militants
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in designated areas of the besieged enclave.
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The campaign follows the confirmation last week
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of the first case of type 2 polio in Gaza in 25 years,
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which resulted in a baby being paralyzed.
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World Health Organization, WHO officials,
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stated that at least 90% of children need to be vaccinated twice
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with a four-week interval between doses for the campaign to succeed.
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However, the effort faces significant challenges in Gaza,
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which has been devastated by nearly 11 months of conflict.
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On Saturday, medics at Nasser Hospital symbolically administered vaccines
02:30
to some children ahead of the official start of the campaign.
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