22/07/2020
Endemic countries, Vaccination campaigns
Afghanistan
Afghanistan polio snapshot – May 2020
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for May 2020
In May
- 1 case of wild poliovirus were reported
- 318 children were vaccinated.
- Polio vaccination activities continued to stay postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak
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