Afghanistan polio snapshot – February 2020

Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for February 2020

In February:

  • 2 cases of wild poliovirus were reported
  • 6.7 million children were vaccinated.
  • Permanent transit teams vaccinated 1,800,000 children and cross-border teams vaccinated 124, 309 children

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