On February 4th the Hepatitis B vaccination of 500.000 children and youth in the age of 6 to 16 started. 1.600 teams of doctors and nurses vaccinated during 4 days children at Kindergartens, Primary and Middle Schools in Pyongyang area. The vaccination has to be repeated twice for each child. Caritas supported the North Korean Ministry of Public Health with the HB vaccine and syringes.
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