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First round of polio vaccination campaign

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    Polio vaccination days were held in all regions of Guinea-Bissau on 30 and 31 October by the Health Ministry with support from WHO, UNICEF, Rotary International and the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, OCHA reported.

    A second round of polio immunisation, in conjunction with measles vaccinations, is scheduled for December. An estimated 205,000 children under the age of four years are to be vaccinated nationwide.

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