Zimbabwe launches emergency polio vaccination campaign due to mutated virus

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Zimbabwe launches emergency polio vaccination campaign after detecting 3 cases caused by mutated oral vaccine virus. Over 10 million new vaccine doses will target 4 million children under 10 in February and March. The mutated virus was found in sewage samples in Harare. The country last reported a wild polio case in 1986. Health authorities are collaborating with other African countries. Polio can cause total paralysis, mainly affecting children under 5.


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