The Ministry of Health and Population revealed the targeted children in the anti-vaccination campaigns poliomyelitis Confirming that children residing on the land of Egypt, whether Egyptians or non-Egyptians, from the age of one day to 5 years, are the target groups for vaccination .
And Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population, announced the launch of a national campaign to vaccinate once morest polio, during the period from December 11 to December 14, 2022. .
While Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, explained that the national campaign to vaccinate once morest polio will be implemented in all governorates of the Republic, indicating that the campaign aims to vaccinate regarding 16 million children..
Abdel Ghaffar stressed the importance of vaccination for all children in the age group from one day to 5 years, pointing out that the ministry implements the annual national campaign to keep Egypt free of disease, as the last case of polio was recorded in Egypt in 2004 and the World Health Organization declared Egypt disease-free in 2006. Despite this, the Ministry implements annual national campaigns to raise the immune status of children under five years of age and to raise immunity among children coming from countries where poliovirus is present, in order to maintain Egypt free of polio. the disease.
