Afghanistan polio snapshot – May 2021

Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for May 2021

In May:

  • No new Wild Poliovirus (WPV1)cases and 5 new cVDPV2 cases were confirmed.
  • 712,739 children were vaccinated against polio

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