Afghanistan polio snapshot – October 2020

Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for October 2020

In October:

  • 2 cases of Wild Polio Virus (WPV1) were confirmed
  • Cross-borderteams and permanent transit teams (PTTs) vaccinated 78,286 and 520,208 children respectively

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