The polio virus: three more children were diagnosed as positive in Safed

worrying: After an 8-year-old Mizfat child was diagnosed with the polio virus, and suffering from paralysis, three other children who came in contact with him were also diagnosed as positive, but as of now have not yet been identified with clinical symptoms.

The child was not vaccinated against the virus, as part of the routine vaccinations. According to the Ministry of Health, there are currently over 15,000 children in the country who have not been vaccinated against the virus. According to the ministry’s claim, there is a significant spread of the virus throughout the country, during the last few months.