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In Palestine, the third phase of a catch-up vaccination campaign kicked off in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, amid the humanitarian crisis exacerbated by the Israeli blockade. teleSUR
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00:00In Palestine, the third phase of a cash-off vaccination campaign kicked off in the Gaza Strip on Sunday
00:05amid the humanitarian crisis exacerbated by the Israeli blockade.
00:08Palestinian Red Crescent Society member administered vaccines to children
00:12in a campaign that is scheduled to run from April 5th to the 9th.
00:15According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the campaign targets around 6,000 children under the age of 3
00:21and will be carried out throughout 129 health facilities across Gaza
00:25with the participation of 146 vaccination teams supported by 186 health educators.
00:31The goal is to close gaps in the immunization coverage and protect children from preventable diseases
00:36amid the severe humanitarian and health crisis in Gaza caused by the Saanese-genosadal politics against Palestinian people.
00:46Today we began the third phase of the catch-up vaccination campaign
00:50in order to vaccinate children who missed their vaccinations
00:53due to the war and displacement that the Gaza Strip has experienced.
01:01The campaign targets one-day-old infants up to one and a half years old
01:05and also children aged 3 who have not received all their vaccinations.
01:09Therefore, we are working to complete the vaccination of children
01:11who have not received their vaccinations during this period.
01:14It's only is it glued to the
01:15the
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