Baby paralysed in Gaza’s first case of type 2 polio in 25 years, World Health Organization says

A 10-month-old baby in Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

United Nations (UN) agencies are appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby.

The type 2 virus (cVDPV2), while not…