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2025-02-18 15:43
Kids to get vaccinated against polio in high-risk areas
TEHRAN – The health ministry is planning to launch a campaign in the coming spring in high-risk areas to vaccinate children against polio.
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2025-01-06 16:02
Polio vaccination campaign kicks off in southeast
TEHRAN –The annual door-to-door polio vaccination campaign has commenced in southeastern provinces and is scheduled to be implemented in two phases from January 4 to 18, an official with the health ministry has said.
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2024-10-11 18:20
UN concerned about impact of north Gaza evacuation orders on polio campaign
United Nations officials voiced concerns on Friday that an Israeli offensive and evacuation orders in northern Gaza might affect the second phase of its polio vaccination campaign set to start next week.
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2024-08-20 19:57
Gaza waiting for polio vaccines
The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said it is still awaiting vaccines for a UN-backed mass-vaccination campaign after the enclave recorded its first polio case last week.
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2024-07-30 18:15
Wars a setback to polio eradication program: WHO
Margaret Harris, a spokeswoman for the World Health Organization (WHO), says wars have eliminated past efforts made to eradicate polio.
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2024-03-25 12:53
Polio, rabies vaccination underway at border regions
TEHRAN – The ministry of health has been providing polio and rabies vaccination at border areas within the framework of a program that started on March 15.
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2023-10-25 14:53
WHO scales up polio surveillance capabilities in Iran
TEHRAN – In a dedicated effort coinciding with World Polio Day 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) has further strengthened the fight against polio by providing the National Polio Laboratory (NPL) of the Islamic Republic of Iran with a cutting-edge sequencing machine.
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2022-12-23 18:02
Vaccination plan to immune refugees against 3 diseases
TEHRAN – A vaccination campaign aiming to immunize refugees and non-Iranian nationals against polio, measles, and coronavirus will start on December 31, ISNA reported.
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2022-05-09 18:19
All immigrants to be vaccinated against polio, measles
TEHRAN – All foreign immigrants and refugees under the age of five will be vaccinated against polio and measles.