PALESTINE l Gaza launches vaccination campaign for children

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10/11/2025 FTS 04.30 In Palestine, a campaign to vaccinate about 40,000 children under the age of three began on Sunday. teleSUR  These and more stories now!  🌐Join teleSUR's community and be part of a space where your ideas matter.  https://chat.whatsapp.com/KLABTE41aSj3ioYabXQQ6K 🗣 Don't be left behind, join teleSUR's Channel https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va98Z437Noa2tjytCt1N Web💬 https://www.telesurenglish.net/ X🧶 https://twitter.com/telesurenglish Instagram 📸 https://www.instagram.com/telesurenglish/?hl=es Facebook 📱 https://www.facebook.com/teleSUREnglishOfficial Youtube ⏯ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmuTmpLY35O3csvhyA6vrkg Tiktok👌🏼 https://www.tiktok.com/@telesurenglish?_t=8hMLCY0a6z7&_r=1

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00:00Welcome back. In Palestine, a campaign to vaccinate about 40,000 children on the days of three began on Sunday.

00:12Gaza's health ministry launched Sunday a catch-up vaccination campaign targeting children under the age of three

00:18who missed their basic vaccination during Israel's two-year genocide on the enclave.

00:23The drive aims to protect against preventable diseases such as measles, polio, and meningitis

00:30after months of war-disrupted routine immunizations. In this context, physician Mahmoud Saleh explained

00:37that the measures would give priority to children who haven't received full doses.

00:42The vaccination campaign, a catch-up campaign, began today. It's essential for every child

00:54who missed vaccinations due to displacement and was unable to receive them. We are administering

01:00these vaccines according to the schedule prepared for each child. There was a very high turnout on

01:05the first day of the vaccination campaign.

01:14Children make up 47% of Gaza's total population, reaching around 980,000 individuals, according

01:21to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics last April. In a statement, the ministry said

01:27the campaign is being implemented in cooperation with the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees, and

01:33the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, with support from the World Health Organization, and the

01:38UN Children's Fund. Thousands of Palestinians accompanied their children to medical centers

01:44and health points designated by the ministry to receive the vaccines and strengthen their

01:49children's immunity.

01:52I came to give my son his first month vaccination. Because of the conditions we live in, I was

02:01afraid that I would not be able to give my son the vaccinations. So I came here to give my

02:05son his first month vaccination out of fear for his health because we live in tents. Our health

02:10situation is non-existent, and we are surrounded by sewage. We were supposed to get the vaccine

02:2110 days ago, but I was delayed because of the displacement. Thank God the ceasefire started,

02:26and we came and got this vaccine. The two-month vaccine is important because it protects against

02:31eight diseases. We also have environmental issues, sewage problems, and garbage in the streets.

02:42During the Israeli war, the health ministry, in cooperation with international organizations,

02:48launched to emergency vaccination drives against polio, the first on September 1, 2024, and

02:55the second on February 22, 2025. This campaign is set to last 10 days and will be carried out

03:03in three stages, each separated by a one-month interval, according to the health ministry.

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