epa11781556 A health worker administers polio vaccine to a child during an anti-polio vaccination drive in Karak, KPK province, Pakistan, 16 December 2024. Assailants on motorcycles targeted a polio vaccination team in KP’s Karak district, killing a policeman who was on guard duty, KP governor’s spokesman Tariq Habib. In the Bannu district, Hayatullah Khan, a health official associated with the polio program, was shot by unidentified gunmen after he left home on duty, local police officer Muhammad Ghulam said. A week-long nationwide anti-polio campaign began 16 December, in Pakistan, aiming to vaccinate approximately 44 million children under five as the country reported 63 poliovirus cases this year. EPA/BASIT GILANI
PAKISTAN POLIO VACCINATION ATTACK
PAKISTAN POLIO VACCINATION ATTACK
epa11781556 A health worker administers polio vaccine to a child during an anti-polio vaccination drive in Karak, KPK province, Pakistan, 16 December 2024. Assailants on motorcycles targeted a polio vaccination team in KP’s Karak district, killing a policeman who was on guard duty, KP governor’s spokesman Tariq Habib. In the Bannu district, Hayatullah Khan, a health official associated with the polio program, was shot by unidentified gunmen after he left home on duty, local police officer Muhammad Ghulam said. A week-long nationwide anti-polio campaign began 16 December, in Pakistan, aiming to vaccinate approximately 44 million children under five as the country reported 63 poliovirus cases this year. EPA/BASIT GILANI
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