Health Aug 05 The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, misinformation and missteps aided its comeback By Maria Cheng, Riazat Butt, Associated Press
Politics Dec 15 McConnell says Trump’s nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine The statement by Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, appeared to be directed at Trump’s pick for health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., after a report that one of his advisers filed a petition to revoke approval for the… By Moriah Balingit, Associated Press
World Sep 16 UN: Taliban suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan It’s a devastating setback for polio eradication, since the virus is one of the world’s most infectious and any unvaccinated groups of children where the virus is spreading could undo years of progress. By Riazat Butt, Associated Press
World Sep 10 An Israeli strike on humanitarian tent camp for displaced Gazans killed at least 19 people First responders dug through the sand and rubble with garden tools and their bare hands. By Wafaa Shurafa, Mohammad Jahjouh, Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Sep 01 Mass polio vaccine drive begins in Gaza with aim of reaching about 640,000 children Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies on Sunday began a large-scale campaign of vaccinations against polio in the Gaza Strip, hoping to prevent an outbreak in the territory that has been ravaged by the Israel-Hamas war. By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press
Aug 31 Children in Gaza begin receiving polio vaccines a day before planned large-scale rollout By Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Sam Metz, Associated Press A campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus began on Saturday, Gaza's Health Ministry said, as Palestinians in both the Hamas-governed enclave and the occupied West Bank reeled from Israel's ongoing military offensives. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 8:18 Gaza’s first polio case in 25 years highlights total collapse of its health infrastructure By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins, Zeba Warsi The World Health Organization, working with other UN agencies and the Palestinian Ministry of Health, will begin vaccinating children in Gaza against polio. Israel and Hamas have agreed to have three-day pauses in fighting so health workers can distribute the… Continue watching
Aug 29 WHO announces deal with Israel to allow limited pauses in Gaza fighting for polio vaccinations By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. World Health Organization said Thursday that it has reached an agreement with Israel for limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children after a baby contracted the first confirmed case… Continue reading
Aug 17 Aid groups aim to avoid polio outbreak in Gaza through mass vaccination plan By Fatma Khaled, Associated Press Health workers in Gaza are gearing up for a mass vaccination campaign to begin at the end of August and continue into September with the goal to immunize 640,000 children under the age of 10 over two rounds of vaccinations,… Continue reading
Oct 16 Gates Foundation pledges $1.2B to eradicate polio. Here’s why it’s been a struggle for decades By Associated Press The initiative is trying to end the polio virus in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last two endemic countries, the foundation said in a statement Sunday. Continue reading