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Polio vaccination successful

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    A two-day campaign which began Saturday to vaccinate 500,000 children under five years old has ended successfully, the WHO in Freetown told IRIN today although vaccinations could not take place in the north of the country because of rebel activity. The programme was conducted by the Sierra Leone health ministry in collaboration with WHO and UNICEF. AFP reported that a second phase of the programme would be undertaken in February and children would receive Vitamin A tablets to protect them against night blindness.

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