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Doctors and aid workers prepare for mass polio vaccinations in Gaza amid pause in fighting

A man unloads boxes from the back of a truck. The boxes are marked 'URGENT' and 'VACCINE & SERA.' They are branded "Unicef" and "bioparma."

The WHO aims to vaccinate more than 640,000 kids under 10 against polio, after the first case in 25 years was confirmed in the Gaza Strip. The rollout will take place during limited pauses in fighting — which the agency has already said may not offer enough time.

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