"Western Zambia Starts Polio Vaccination"

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Western Zambia Starts Polio Vaccination
Xinhua News Agency;

[03/06/2002]

Following an outbreak of three cases of polio in western Zambia, health authorities have implemented a mop-up polio immunization campaign in the Solwezi District that will focus on vaccinating all children under the age of five years in a door-to-door sweep of the area. Houses that have already received the vaccine will be marked with a symbol that alerts other vaccinators, and children receiving vaccines will have their left thumb nail painted with ink, according to a report. The current campaign is expected to end by March 15, with another campaign starting up next month. The three confirmed cases of polio in western Zambia came from Angolan refugees.

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