{"id":2334863,"date":"2024-08-31T15:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T19:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polio-vaccine-campaign-begins-in-gaza-a-day-before-fighting-is-expected-to-pause-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-31T15:49:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T19:49:21","slug":"polio-vaccine-campaign-begins-in-gaza-a-day-before-fighting-is-expected-to-pause-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polio-vaccine-campaign-begins-in-gaza-a-day-before-fighting-is-expected-to-pause-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before fighting is expected to pause &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolio-vaccine-campaign-begins-in-gaza-a-day-before-fighting-is-expected-to-pause-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2334863&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A polio vaccination campaign has begun in Gaza in response to \u2062a recent outbreak, including the first reported case in 25 years. The Health Ministry announced that a limited number \u2063of children received doses just\u200c before a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-admits-it-misstated-false-claim-no-covid-vaccine-existed-when-biden-took-office\/\" title=\"White House Admits It \u2018Misstated\u2019 False Claim No COVID Vaccine Existed When Biden Took Office\">larger rollout<\/a>, coinciding with a\u200d planned \u200bceasefire in hostilities \u200bbetween Israel and Hamas. Dr. Yousef Abu Al-Rish,\u200b Gaza\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-countries-pause-use-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-over-blood-clotting-concerns\/\" title=\"Multiple Countries Pause Use Of AstraZeneca Vaccine Over Blood-Clotting Concerns\">deputy health minister<\/a>, emphasized the\u200d necessity of a ceasefire to facilitate the vaccination efforts, especially in\u200c areas burdened by poor sanitation, which increases the risk of polio transmission. The campaign\u200c aims to vaccinate approximately 640,000 children and is set\u200d to\u200d continue through September 9, with operations paused during certain hours to allow\u200b health workers to administer the vaccine. The initiative follows the \u2063alarming diagnosis of a\u200b 10-month-old baby who suffered paralysis due to a mutated\u200d strain of the virus exacerbated by a lack of \u200bvaccinations during ongoing conflicts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before fighting is expected to pause<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1734868\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>JERUSALEM (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> A campaign to inoculate&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-gaza-polio-vaccinations-who-042fcd390bda4bb84d429ae3239c5883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>children in Gaza against polio<\/a>&nbsp;and prevent the spread of the virus has begun, the Health Ministry said Saturday, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Palestinians<\/a> in the Hamas-governed enclave and the occupied West Bank reeled from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel&rsquo;s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/could-the-ukraine-war-become-the-mother-of-all-frozen-conflicts\/\" title=\"Could the Ukraine War Become the Mother of All Frozen Conflicts?\">military offensives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A small number of children in Gaza received doses a day before the large-scale vaccine rollout and planned pause in fighting agreed to by Israel and the U.N. World Health Organization.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child at a hospital in Khan Younis, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo\/Abdel Kareem Hana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;There must be a cease-fire so that the teams can reach everyone targeted by this campaign,&rdquo; said Dr. Yousef Abu Al-Rish, Gaza&rsquo;s deputy health minister, describing scenes of sewage running through crowded tent camps. Polio is spread through fecal matter.<\/p>\n<p>Associated Press journalists saw about 10 children receiving doses at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was terrified and waiting for the vaccination to arrive and for everyone to receive it,&rdquo; said Amal Shaheen, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kellyanne-conway-slams-hack-journo-taylor-lorenz\/\" title=\"Kellyanne Conway Slams Hack Journo Taylor Lorenz\">daughter received<\/a> a dose.<\/p>\n<p>In its first statement on the campaign, Israel said the vaccination program would continue through Sept. 9 and last eight hours a day. It is expected to pause some operations in Gaza to allow health workers to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-gaza-polio-vaccinations-who-042fcd390bda4bb84d429ae3239c5883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>administer vaccines<\/a>&nbsp;with the aim of reaching some 640,000 Palestinian children.<\/p>\n<p>The vaccination campaign comes after the first polio case in 25 years in Gaza was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/gaza-baby-polio-vaccine-who-aa79e32d45aa59f26274898c22885ba8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>discovered this month<\/a>. Doctors concluded a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/gaza-baby-polio-hamas-war-israel-who-59a09fbb2257dd9fcfaac0878dc3fe58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>10-month-old<\/a>&nbsp;had been partially paralyzed by a mutated strain of the virus after not being vaccinated due to fighting. Most people who contract the disease do not experience symptoms, and those who do usually recover in a week or so. But there is no cure.<\/p>\n<p>Healthcare workers in Gaza have warned of the potential for a polio outbreak for months. The territory&rsquo;s humanitarian crisis has deepened during the war that broke out after Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing some 1,200 people and abducting around 250. Israel&rsquo;s retaliatory offensive has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/gaza-war-hamas-dead-graves-40000-988d16b648e06e222f04964dc9440da0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>killed more than 40,000 Palestinians<\/a>, according to Gaza&rsquo;s Health Ministry, which does not say how many were militants.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ministry said hospitals received 89 dead on Saturday, including 26 who died in an overnight Israeli bombardment, and 205 wounded &mdash; one of the highest daily tallies in months.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, parts of the West Bank remained on edge as Israel&rsquo;s military continued its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-west-bank-raids-explain-74d61deb5ef9173a54d07ebc826caa94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>large-scale military campaign<\/a>, the deadliest since the Israel-Hamas war began.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1734868\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1734868\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polio vaccination efforts commence in Gaza just before a temporary ceasefire is anticipated. JERUSALEM (AP) \u2014 The Health Ministry announced on Saturday that a campaign to vaccinate children in Gaza against polio and curb the virus&#8217;s spread has started, amid the ongoing turmoil from Israeli military actions affecting Palestinians in both the Hamas-controlled region and the occupied West Bank. A few children received vaccinations prior to the extensive rollout planned for when fighting is expected to pause, as agreed upon by Israel and the U.N. World Health Organization. Dr. Yousef Abu Al-Rish, Gaza\u2019s deputy health minister, emphasized that a ceasefire is essential for vaccination teams to reach all targeted individuals, highlighting dire conditions with sewage flowing through overcrowded tent camps\u2014polio spreads through fecal matter. Associated Press reporters observed around ten children receiving their vaccines at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. Amal Shaheen expressed her anxiety while waiting for her daughter\u2019s vaccination: \u201cI was terrified and waiting for it to arrive.\u201d Israel stated that the vaccination initiative would run until September 9, operating eight hours daily, with plans to temporarily halt some military activities in Gaza so health workers can administer vaccines aimed at reaching approximately 640,000 Palestinian children. This campaign follows the discovery of Gaza&#8217;s first polio case in 25 years earlier this month; doctors found that a partially paralyzed 10-month-old had contracted a mutated strain of the virus after missing vaccinations due to ongoing conflict. While most infected individuals show no symptoms and typically recover within about a week, there is no cure available. Healthcare professionals have been warning about an impending polio outbreak amid worsening humanitarian conditions during ongoing hostilities since Hamas militants attacked southern Israel on October 7\u2014resulting in around 1,200 deaths and approximately 250 abductions\u2014and subsequent Israeli retaliatory strikes have reportedly killed over 40,000 Palestinians according to local health officials who do not specify how many were combatants. On Saturday alone, hospitals reported receiving 89 deceased individuals\u2014including 26 from overnight airstrikes\u2014and treated another 205 injured\u2014a significant daily count not seen in months\u2014as tensions persisted across parts of the West Bank amidst intensified military operations by Israel\u2014the deadliest phase since hostilities began between Israel and Hamas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2334864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Palestinians-polio.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[20083,24651,3954],"class_list":["post-2334863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-gaza","tag-polio","tag-vaccine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Palestinians-polio.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2334863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2334864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2334863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2334863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2334863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}