King Orders the Vaccination of Palestinian Pilgrims
Amman
04 October 2004
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His Majesty King Abdullah II ordered that all measures be taken to vaccinate Palestinians arriving in Jordan on their way to perform Umra (Smaller Pilgrimage) in Saudi Arabia, against meningitis.
The number of Palestinian pilgrims in Jordan currently stands at 500 and it is expected to rise to 3000 during the holy month of Ramadan.