Israel is preventing the entry of polio vaccines into Gaza, threatening the gains made in seven months of efforts to combat the spread of an epidemic.

@palestine
#Gaza
#children
#vaccines
#polio

At least 602,000 children in Gaza at risk of permanent paralysis

The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip has likened Israel’s prevention of polio vaccines in the besieged and bombarded territory to “a time bomb that threatens to spread the epidemic”.

In a statement, it said 602,000 children in Gaza were at risk of permanent paralysis and chronic disabilities unless they could receive the desperately needed vaccines.

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#Gaza
#children
#polio
#vaccines

This has me terrified.
I am a parent to an #autistic child with #adhd. She is not broken. She does not have a disease that needs to be cured.
She has a #neurotype that is only recently being acknowledged and accepted.
#neurodivergence need sto stop being seen as "other" or as needing to conform to some arbitrary "normal".
#vaccines save lives. There is 0 link with vaccines and autism.But even if there were, if you'd rather your child have #polio than autism, you shouldn't have kids at all.

_The Evening Post_, 27 February 1925:
LOCAL AND GENERAL…
A #Wellington periodical recently published #photographs showing a number of infantile paralysis #patients who are under treatment at the Wellington Hospital. At yesterday’s meeting of the Hospital Board, exception to the photographs being published was taken by Mr. C. H. Chapman, who wanted to know who gave permission for the photographs to be taken. He voiced his strong disapproval of such photographs being permitted to be taken, and said he hoped that whoever had taken them would never be permitted to do so again. The chairman (Mr. F. Castle) said as far as he knew no member of the board gave authority. Mr. C. M. Luke stated that his committee intended to bring up the matter at its next meeting.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19250227.2.45

#OnThisDay #OTD #PapersPast #Children #Hospitals #Polio #Poliomyelitis #Privacy #NewZealand

The World Health Organization says a mass vaccination campaign against polio in Gaza will resume on Saturday, aiming to reach more than half a million children.

“The current environment in Gaza, including overcrowding in shelters and severely damaged water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure, which facilitates faecal-oral transmission, create ideal conditions for further spread of polio virus,” the WHO statement said.

@palestine
#Gaza
#children
#polio
#WHO

Kurzmeldungen aus Ausgabe 355: von bürgerlichen Freiheiten bis zum Assad-Sturz
Kurzmeldungen Ausgabe 355: In dieser Ausgabe spannen sich die internationalen Meldungen vom globalen Stand der bürgerlichen Freiheiten, über Muslimfeindlichkeit in britischen Medien bis zum Assad-Sturz.

https://islamische-zeitung.de/internationale-kurzmeldungen-ausgabe-355/
#KurzmeldungWelt #KriegKonfliktUndDieFolgen #Muslimfeindlichkeit #Nahostkonflikt #Politik #freiheit #gaza #grobritannien #polio #syrien

A blind man, Ahmed, carrying his best friend, Samir, a paralyzed dwarf

Samir served as Ahmed's eyes. Ahmed served as Samir's legs

Ahmed was #Muslim

Samir was #Christian

- #Damascus, #Ottoman #Syria, 1889

#Syrians: you are all in this together

World: we are all in this together

Another relevant parallel:

Samir was paralyzed because of #polio. Take note, new insane #USA government

Sad but bittersweet note:

When Samir died, Ahmed was besides himself in grief, and died a week later

Once again...
WTF America. 🥨
#Polio

»We have received an extremely concerning report that the Sheikh Radwan primary health care centre in northern #Gaza was struck today while parents were bringing their children to the life-saving #polio vaccination in an area where a humanitarian pause was agreed to allow vaccination to proceed. Six people, including four children, were injured. «
Dr. Tedros (WHO)

#Gaza

The architect of the 'Generals' Plan', #GioraEiland, is also the man behind inflicted #polio #outbreak.

https://pares.glosm.eu/index.php/all/dystopian/humanitarian-crisis-by-intentional-infliction-all/inflicting-disease-outbreak/20231120-news-influential-israeli-national-security-leader-makes-the-case-for-genocide-in-gaza

🌐 ■ La OMS denuncia el ataque de Israel a una clínica que vacunaba niños contra la polio en Gaza ■ UNICEF informa de que en las últimas 48 horas han muerto más de 50 niños en Jabalia, al norte de la franja.
https://www.huffingtonpost.es/global/la-oms-denuncia-ataque-israel-clinica-vacunabanos-polio-gazabr.html?int=MASTODON_WORLD

#israel #oms #gaza #polio #unicef #global

Palestinian children are vaccinated against polio during the second round of a vaccination campaign in Gaza City, November 2, 2024 [Dawoud Abu Alkas/ Reuters]

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#Gaza
#children
#polio
#vaccination

Israeli forces dropped a stun grenade on a polio vaccination centre in north Gaza, wounding at least four children, despite agreeing to a humanitarian pause for a long-delayed inoculation campaign.

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#Gaza
#children
#polio
#vaccination

Israeli military siege of Jabalia stops Palestinian children accessing polio vaccine

The third phase of the polio vaccination campaign is expected to start today in northern Gaza.

However, although Israel is giving permission, children in Jabalia, Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoon will be deprived of vaccination throughout this campaign that is supposed to start today.

@palestine
#Gaza
#children
#polio
#vaccination

This is scary stuff. The anti-vax disinformation campaigns will kill people and reduce life expectancy, probably more than even #COVID . Approved vaccines work to prevent serious diseases and are safe. Do people want to see children with #polio in iron lungs again?