Polio

US Senator McConnell discharged from hospital but not yet 'cleared' to return to work

“I’m still working hard to get back to my full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky, keeping up with intense physical therapy per my doctors’ orders," McConnell said in a statement.

Senator Mitch McConnell and Secretary Elaine Chao on Sunday, July 26, 2026.
Palestinian children receive vaccinations from UNICEF on November 20, 2025

Gaza humanitarian efforts reach key milestone as UNICEF vaccinates some 13,000 children

A nurse fills a syringe with a vaccine before administering an injection at a kids clinic in Kiev, Ukraine August 14, 2019

Wild form of polio found in German sewage sample, Hamburg city authority says

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military offensive take shelter in tents, in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, August 19, 2025.

Israel to move 100,000 tents to new humanitarian area ahead of Gaza City push


IDF detains terror suspect embedded within UN team in northern Gaza

UNRWA's Philippe Lazzarini later commented on the incident on social media, claiming that the IDF had stopped the personnel for over eight hours.

A UN vehicle leads a convoy of ambulances heading towards north Gaza during a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, near Gaza City November 24, 2023.

Vaccine pauses are not a political matter amid Gaza’s polio outbreak - opinion

Vaccine pauses in Gaza’s polio crisis aren’t political—they're vital for public health.

 A PALESTINIAN CHILD is vaccinated against polio, amid the Israel-Hamas war, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip last week.

Polio vaccination targets surpassed for Gaza children, WHO says

That amounts to about a quarter of the total population targeted in the campaign to stop the spread of the disease, which can cause paralysis and even death in young children.

 THE WORLD Health Organization in Geneva: The writer asserts that October 7 brought to the fore two of the most critical questions of the day – to be or not to be? And to disengage or reengage?

Gaza polio vaccine campaign begins, Netanyahu's office says no ceasefire will occur

The PMO stressed that Israel is committed to preventing an outbreak of the disease in the Gaza strip, as well as in the entire region.

 A Palestinian child is vaccinated against polio, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, August 31, 2024.

Gaza virus outbreak: Understanding the threat of Type 2 Polio

A recent detection of type 2 polio in a Gaza infant marks the first case in 25 years, sparking concern over a potential outbreak.

A Palestinian boy receives polio vaccine at a hospital in Khan Younis in the southern of Gaza Strip February 23, 2014.

Israel coordinates entry of over a million polio vaccines into Gaza

The operation was conducted in conjunction with COGAT and under the political echelon's directives. 

Trucks containing vials of polio vaccine cross into the Gaza Strip. August 25, 2024.

This week in Jewish history: Polio vaccine, Hebron massacre, Zionists

A highly abridged version of the daily Dust & Stars.

Synagogue desecrated in Hebron

Gaza’s polio vaccination rate hits 90% with 282,000 vials distributed

In addition to vaccinating the civilian population in Gaza, in late July, the IDF began a broad vaccination operation for all the regular and reserve soldiers in the Gaza Strip.

A Palestinian boy receives polio vaccine at a hospital in Khan Younis in the southern of Gaza Strip February 23, 2014.

UN chief calls for assurances of humanitarian pauses for polio vaccination campaign in Gaza

Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry declared a polio epidemic in the Palestinian enclave last month, blaming Israel's ongoing military offensive.

A Palestinian boy receives polio vaccine at a hospital in Khan Younis in the southern of Gaza Strip February 23, 2014.

WHO chief Tedros says polio detected in Gaza, appeals for action

"The detection of polio in Gaza is another reminder of the dire conditions the population is facing," Tedros wrote on X.

Israel, UAE, WHO evacuate Palestinian patients from Gaza for medical treatment abroad