Papua New Guinea commences immunisation program after polio outbreak | ABC NEWS
Papua New Guinea has commenced a major immunisation program following the declaration of a polio outbreak by the World Health Organization. Community transmission of the virus was confirmed in the city of Lae and environmental samples have been found in the capital Port Moresby. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
It’s the first outbreak of the highly infectious viral disease in PNG since 2018.
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