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      <title>UKHSA warns of new meningitis B strains as uptake of vaccine lags among school leavers</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>UKHSA warned of more deadly meningitis B outbreaks after figures showed only 26.6 per cent of eligible school leavers had taken the jab, urging young people to get both doses.</description>
      <author>Sarah Whitfield</author>
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      <title>Pakistan reports fifth polio case of 2026 as virus persists in Bannu district</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Pakistan has confirmed its fifth polio case of 2026 — a 17-month-old girl in Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — as the NEOC says the virus keeps circulating in southern KP despite a week-long campaign that vaccinated over 28 million children.</description>
      <author>Sarah Whitfield</author>
      <category>Pakistan</category>
      <category>polio</category>
      <category>Bannu</category>
      <category>Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</category>
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      <source url="https://www.geo.tv/latest/684235-pakistan-reports-fifth-polio-case-of-2026">Geo News</source>
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      <title>Bangladesh launches nationwide measles-rubella catch-up drive for 3.4 million children</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Bangladesh has launched a month-long nationwide measles-rubella catch-up campaign targeting 3.4 million unvaccinated and missed children aged 6 to 59 months, amid the world's largest measles outbreak.</description>
      <author>Sarah Whitfield</author>
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      <source url="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/bangladesh-launches-measles-vaccination-drive-amid-deadly-outbreak-2026-09-26/">Reuters</source>
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