October 2022: Zimbabwe begins national immunization drive against polio

Zimbabwe began the first of two four-day national immunization drives against polio, responding to a surge of cases in neighboring countries. The first campaign was held October 27-30 and targeted all children under age 5 (irrespective of previous immunization status) with oral polio drops in a door-to-door effort. The second drive is slated for December 1-4. All Africa