Vaccine induced Polio outbreak leaves 17 children paralyzed in Syria

‘Some 17 children have been paralyzed following an outbreak of polio in Syria, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Two cases of the disease were reported in Mayadin in Deir al-Zour in eastern Syria earlier this month. Since then, 14 new cases have been confirmed in the area with another case confirmed in Raqqa, an area controlled by Islamic State (IS, Formerly ISIS/ISIL).
WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said the 17 children began showing symptoms as early as March 3 but tests only recently confirmed the presence of “vaccine-derived” polio.
This, Jasarevic said, indicates there was under-immunization in the Mayadin area.
WHO plans to vaccinate 90,000 children under five in the area, along with an additional 320,000 children in other parts of Deir al-Zour.’
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