The Good News:
- 550,000 children were vaccinated during a humanitarian pause in fighting in Gaza
- No polio found in the sewer samples in Afghanistan or Pakistan
- Only 40 polio cases year to date
- Rotary sponsored a social mobilization program in Pakistan to reach out to families that had previously refused polio vaccinations. As a result of the confidence gained among these families, 5,000 previously unvaccinated children were immunized against polio.
The Bad News:
- 3 new cases of wild polio reported in Pakistan
- Afghanistan bans door to door vaccinations
Read a more detailed update here.