Polio Vaccination Drive in Pakistan Over 6 Million Children Targeted
The campaign aims at administering polio drops to over 6 million children across the province.
According to the provincial health department on Tuesday, more than 800,000 children in the capital city of Peshawar will receive the polio vaccine.
For the purpose, over 30,000 teams have been formed to carry out the campaign, while 50,000 police personnel will be deployed to ensure security during the drive.
Health officials confirmed that one case of polio has been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa so far this year, underscoring the importance of continued vaccination efforts.
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It is worth mentioning here that the final sub-national polio campaign in Pakistan for the year 2024 did not reach its intended target, and a total of 1,122,537 children remained unvaccinated.
The campaign primarily aimed to vaccinate 36,360,037 children, but only 35,712,922 children were successfully vaccinated which indicates that 98 per cent of the vaccination target was achieved, the sources said.
They added that 739,201 children were not available for vaccination during the polio campaign in Pakistan, while 71,330 parents refused to allow their children to receive the vaccine.
The sources said that, in total, the sub-national campaign left 302,006 children unvaccinated.
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