Afghanistan polio snapshot – October 2019

Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for October 2019

In October:

  • Four cases of wild poliovirus were reported
  • 5.41 million children were vaccinated.
  • Permanent transit teams vaccinated 1 832 016 children and cross-border teams vaccinated 162 872 children

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