Militants and radical religious groups spread claims that the polio vaccine is a Western ploy to sterilize Muslim children or turn them away from religion. UNICEF, which runs immunization programs worldwide, is gearing up to help procure and administer COVID-19 vaccines, Schreiber told The Associated Press. Education programs overcame much of the resistance, but similar suspicions are spreading about the COVID-19 vaccine, he said. No plans for COVID-19 vaccinations have been announced yet, whether by the Houthis, southern authorities or WHO and UNICEF. “I needed to feed my family.”He will likely sign up to deliver COVID-19 vaccines as well.

Source: ABC News December 27, 2020 07:07 UTC