The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed that 16 million children will be vaccinated with the vaccine poliomyelitis In the campaign scheduled to be launched on December 11, indicating that the campaign aims to vaccinate children from one day to 5 years of age for free, for Egyptians and non-Egyptians alike, to keep Egypt free from disease..
Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, explained that the national campaign for vaccination against polio will be implemented in all governorates of the Republic.
Abdel Ghaffar stressed the importance of vaccination for all children in the age group from one day to 5 years, pointing out that the ministry implements the annual national campaign to keep Egypt free of disease, as the last case of polio was recorded in Egypt in 2004 and the World Health Organization declared Egypt disease-free in 2006. Despite this, the Ministry implements annual national campaigns to raise the immune status of children under five years of age and to raise immunity among children coming from countries where poliovirus is present, in order to maintain Egypt free of polio. the disease.