ATHENS (AA) – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has stressed the need for a cease-fire in Gaza to allow children to be vaccinated against poliovirus. “The quick spread of polio threatens all children in Gaza, already weakened by displacement, deprivation & malnourishment,” he stated on X. Urging an immediate three-day cease-fire, indep...
The polio virus has been detected in wastewater across six locations in Gaza, sparking fears of an outbreak. The World Health Organization and local health ministries confirmed the presence of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 in sewage samples from Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah. Despite no current cases, the discovery has raised alarm about a...