Liberia: UN to Begin Polio and Measles Vaccinations As Ebola Transmissions Plummet in Liberia

United Nations agencies and their partners today announced a massive campaign to vaccinate more than 600,000 children against polio and measles in Liberia as a crucial step towards recovery and the restoration of health services in the West African country, where Ebola transmissions have dwindled in recent weeks.

"On 9 May, 42 days will have elapsed since the burial of the last confirmed case and the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease will be declared over in [Liberia]," according to the World Health Organization in its latest update on the outbreak.

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