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Pakistan launches anti-polio drive amid rise in
Covid-19 cases
Pakistan launched a five-day anti-polio vaccination drive on Monday, despite challenges by the deepening
third wave of the coronavirus across the country.
Pakistan launched a five-day anti-polio vaccination drive on
Monday, despite challenges by the deepening third wave of the
coronavirus across the country.Around 285,000 frontline workers,
respecting COVID-19 safety protocols, will go door-to-door in all
156 districts across Pakistan to give polio drops, according to an
official statementIt said that over 40 million children under the age
of five will be given anti-polio vaccine during the campaign that
aims to raise the immunity of children that remain at risk of the
crippling disease.
It is an absolute must that all our eligible children stay protected
against vaccine preventable diseases including polioIt’s every
Pakistani’s national duty to ensure that your own children, as well
as those around you, are administered polio vaccine without fail,
said Dr. Faisal Sultan, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister
on Health.Dr Shahzad Baig, Coordinator of
the National
Emergency Operations Centre, Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI),
said the year 2021 presents a unique opportunity to leverage the
gains made in 2020, despite the challenges of the pandemic.
We have started witnessing the impact of our hard work over the
last six months in terms of improved epidemiology. This is
reflected by the declining polio cases and decreased detection of
viruses in sewage samples. I commend our frontline workers for
their amazing commitment and urge further intensifying pressure
on the virus by vaccinating every child during the upcoming
campaign. It is critical that we sustain our progress to achieve
eradication, said Dr Baig….