Portal:Current events/2003 February 9

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• The Indian Government begins it largest ever vaccination program. It aims to inoculate {{Nowrap|160 million}} children against polio within six days. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2741767.stm (BBC)]
• 13% of the 3,300 reservists called by the British Government in preparation for a possible war in Iraq have attempted to avoid being drafted. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2741851.stm (BBC)]

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