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Syria steps up polio vaccination after two cases in Deir Ezzor
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Syria is stepping up polio vaccination in the Mayadin area of Deir Ezzor after laboratory tests confirmed the virus in two children. Health Minister Mosaab al-Ali announced the cases at a November 8 briefing in Damascus, reported by the Syrian Arab News Agency and Al-Watan. [evidence-1] [evidence-2]
Al-Ali said the initial vaccination drive reached more than 34,000 children under five. Mobile teams focused on areas judged to be at higher risk and worked to reach children who had never received a polio vaccine dose. The ministry is preparing another vaccination round in the same area, Al-Watan reported. [evidence-1] [evidence-2]
Field testing and disease surveillance are continuing. The World Health Organization’s representative in Syria, Caroline Clarinval, said WHO and the ministry were assessing conditions in the affected areas to guide the vaccination response, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency. [evidence-1]
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