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Polio vaccination campaign begins in high-risk counties

By Rosa Agutu | May. 21, 2021
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A Congolese child is given a polio vaccination at a relief camp near Gisenyi, Rwanda.  [AP Photo, Karel Prinsloo]

The Ministry of Health is aiming to vaccinate 3.4 million children in the upcoming emergency polio vaccination.

Phase one is scheduled for May 22 to May 26 after a risk assessment identified 13 counties as being at high risk.

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