After cases were recorded in Syria... Lebanon raises its preparedness to confront the threat of polio

The Ministry of Public Health raised the level of health preparedness in Lebanon following the recording of polio cases caused by a vaccine-derived virus in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor Governorate, emphasizing the need to strengthen prevention, epidemiological surveillance and immunization. This came during an emergency meeting chaired by Health Minister Rakan Nassereddine,…
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