Partial polio results show 89 percent coverage

About 89 percent of the children targeted in the second round of the DRC’s national polio immunisation campaign were vaccinated in those areas that had so far reported their results, a UNICEF report said. The report, received by IRIN on Tuesday, said over 4.3 million children were reached in the 128 heath zones for which data was currently available. Another 179 zones, with an estimated 5.9 million children under five years of age, had not yet reported their results from the 17-19 September round, the report noted. It said children could not be vaccinated in 10 zones located in Province Orientale, Kasai Occidentale and Equateur due to security or logistical difficulties. The third and final round is scheduled for 22-24 October.