U.N. PUSHES FOR POLIO, MEASLES CAMPAIGNS

AMMAN:The UN children’s agency on Sunday urged six West Asian countries to green-light special polio and measles vaccination campaigns put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Unicef says the polio campaigns are on hold in Syria, Sudan, Yemen and Iraq, while measles vaccinations are suspended in Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen and Djibouti.

The UN body says nearly 10.5 million children under the age of five risk missing their polio vaccinations.