The health ministry has given out polio vaccines to 360,000 children in 15 townships after two children were diagnosed with a rare vaccine-derived polio virus (VDPV) in April and October in Maungdaw, Rakhine State.
Ten townships in Rakhine State, two in Chin State and one each in Magway, Ayeyawady and Bago regions received the vaccinations.
The ministry first gave polio vaccines to children from December 5 to 7 and will continue the campaign from December 26 to 28 and January 15 to 17. The outbreak of VDPV is thought to have been caused by the low vaccination coverage in the region. In previous years, routine vaccination coverage in Rakhine State has been below 80 per cent. (Courtesy of Eleven Myanmar)
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