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Gaza faces a 'biological time bomb’ as Israel blocks vaccines

Warnings are mounting over disease outbreaks that could spread beyond the Strip, as Israel continues to block crucial vaccines from entering Gaza

Mohamed Solaimane
12 May, 2025
Polio vaccination campaign for approximately 600 thousand Palestinian children under the age of 10 takes place in Beit Lahia, Gaza on February 25, 2025. (Photo by Abdul Hakim Abu Riash/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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600,000 children in Gaza face paralysis as Israel blocks vaccine

The New Arab Staff
06 April, 2025
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WHO hails Gaza polio campaign but warns on US funds cuts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 February, 2025
UN says Gaza polio vaccination campaign complete, north Gaza remains untreated
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UN says Gaza polio vaccination campaign complete

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 November, 2024
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Israeli strike hits Gaza vaccination centre, wounding 4 children

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 November, 2024
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150,000 Gaza children given second polio vaccine dose

The New Arab Staff
16 October, 2024
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Second round of Gaza polio vaccination 'more complicated': UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 October, 2024
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UNICEF: Gaza fighting pauses agreed to finish polio vaccinations

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 October, 2024
The polio vaccine is vital to stop the spread of the disease in war-torn Gaza
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WHO hopes to start Gaza polio vaccination second round on Oct 14

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 October, 2024
An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child during a polio vaccination campaign in Kandahar on July 8, 2024.
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UN: Taliban halts polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 September, 2024
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Gaza polio vaccination drive a 'massive success': WHO

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 September, 2024
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Disease has long been used by colonisers to commit genocide

Afroze Fatima Zaidi

Afroze Fatima Zaidi

12 September, 2024
A Palestinian medic administers polio vaccines to children at the al-Daraj neighborhood clinic in Gaza City on September 10, 2024
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Polio vaccine push moves to northern Gaza amid disruptions: WHO

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 September, 2024
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UN polio vaccine convoy in Gaza released after Israel detention

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 September, 2024
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Gaza's children receive polio vaccine as Israel's army attacks

Sally Ibrahim
10 September, 2024
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Gaza: Polio vaccination drive for children enters second phase

The New Arab Staff
07 September, 2024
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Dozens killed in Gaza as war enters 12th month

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 September, 2024
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Polio vaccinations are not enough to keep children in Gaza alive

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Yara M. Asi

06 September, 2024
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UN officials welcome progress in Gaza polio vaccination campaign

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 September, 2024
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Vaccination efforts underway to help Gaza be polio-free again

Mohamed Solaimane

Mohamed Solaimane

04 September, 2024
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Gaza: Over 80,000 children vaccinated against polio on first day

The New Arab Staff
02 September, 2024