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Afghanistan launches polio vaccination targeting 9.1 mln children

January 28, 2020

GHAZNI, Afghanistan, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan Public Health Ministry launched a nationwide campaign on Monday to give polio vaccination dose to 9.1 million children under the age of five, the ministry said in a statement.

[caption id="attachment_44055" align="alignnone" width="570"] A health worker gives polio vaccination dose to a child during a vaccination campaign in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 27, 2020. (Photo by Sayed Mominzadah/Xinhua)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_44056" align="alignnone" width="570"] A health worker gives polio vaccination dose to a child during a vaccination campaign in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 27, 2020. (Photo by Sayed Mominzadah/Xinhua)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_44057" align="alignnone" width="570"] A health worker gives polio vaccination dose to a child during a vaccination campaign in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 27, 2020. (Photo by Sayed Mominzadah/Xinhua)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_44058" align="alignnone" width="569"] A health worker gives polio vaccination dose to a child during a vaccination campaign in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 27, 2020. (Photo by Sayed Mominzadah/Xinhua) ■[/caption]