Attack on Syria vaccine storage facility may leave children at risk: WHO
The World Health Organization said on Friday it had received reports of an attack on medical facilities in eastern Syria that had destroyed a storage room containing more than 130,000 vaccine doses against measles and polio. If confirmed, the WHO said, the attack will put thousands of children at risk of these serious infectious, viral diseases. Both can spread rapidly in areas of conflict. “WHO has made strenuous efforts in […]
