Anti polio campaign of varied duration continues across the country

Anti polio campaign of varied duration continues across the country.

The vaccinators are also implementing SOPs to protect from coronavirus strictly during the campaign.

In Punjab, they planned to administer anti polio vaccine to twenty million children of two to five years of age.

Anti polio campaign of varied duration continues

During five-day drive, they have set this target.

According to a spokesman of Punjab Health Department, one hundred twenty thousand health workers are taking part in the campaign.

In Sindh, nine million children under the age of five years will get anti-polio drops during a week-long drive.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, more than six point four million children up to five years of age will get anti-polio drops during five-day campaign.

According to Emergency Operation Center Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, they have constituted about thirty thousand teams.

Those teams are visiting door to door to vaccinate the children.

In Gilgit Baltistan, over two hundred forty two thousand children up to five years of age will get anti-polio vaccine.

In Azad Jammu and Kashmir, more than sixty six hundred thousand children will be administered anti-polio drops, during five day anti-polio campaign.

Polio teams are also be available at bus stops, railway stations, Afghan refugee camps and other public places to ensure vaccination of every child.

GTV