![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to interruptions of vaccination campaigns and immunization activities by the COVID-19 pandemic, many of these children live in remote, fragile and conflict-affected areas, which makes reaching them with vaccines even more difficult. But thousands of children are still missing out on the polio vaccine. To eliminate polio completely, every child in every household must be vaccinated. UNICEF helps vaccinate over 400 million children globally against polio every year. Since 1988, the number of children affected by polio has reduced by 99 per cent. Polio, the deadly viral disease that was once the leading cause of paralysis among children worldwide, is very close to being eradicated. ![]()
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