February 2022: Ukraine begins 3-week polio catch-up campaign

Ukraine launched a three-week polio vaccination catch-up campaign on February 1, aiming to reach children ages 6 months to 6 years who missed routine polio doses. The first stage of the outbreak response campaign is expected to reach nearly 140,000 children with inactivated polio vaccine (IPV). In the second stage—dates still to be determined—all children under age 6 will be vaccinated with oral polio vaccine (OPV). The country declared a polio outbreak in October 2021. GPEI