Polio Vaccination 1.19M Kids Immunized 64 Cases in Pakistan
According to information provided by Adeel Tasawar, the charge of the anti-polio initiative in Punjab, 1.193 million children in Lahore have received the drops.
Similarly, in Rawalpindi, 577,000 children were vaccinated against polio.
In Multan, 751,000 children received the polio drops.
Faisalabad saw 867,000 children vaccinated during this campaign.
Adeel Tasawar mentioned that today marks the final day for catch-up vaccinations in 33 districts.
He further urged parents to assist in ensuring their children receive the anti-polio drops.
Pakistan reports another polio case, tally reaches 64
Additionally, he instructed the polio teams to prioritize administering drops to children residing near thoroughfares.
Anti-polio drive
Earlier, PM Shehbaz Sharif launched the anti-polio drive by administering polio drops to children under five years of age, emphasizing the government’s commitment to completely eradicate the polio virus from Pakistan.
During the inauguration, the prime minister highlighted the growing concern of rising polio cases, with around 60 new reported cases, but assured that with the combined efforts of the federal and provincial governments, the country would overcome this challenge.
Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Shehbaz expressed his gratitude to the international partners who had supported Pakistan in the fight against polio, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the government of Saudi Arabia.
Symptoms and risk
Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours.
The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the fecal-oral route or, less frequently, by a common vehicle (for example, contaminated water or food) and multiplies in the intestine. Initial symptoms are fever, fatigue, headache, vomiting, stiffness of the neck, and pain in the limbs.
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