Over 648,650 children to be vaccinated
A boy receives polio vaccine drops, during an anti-polio campaign, in a low-income neighborhood as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi
More than 648,650 children under five years of age will be administered anti-polio drops in the district during a vaccination campaign starting from October 26.
This was announced in a meeting held on Sunday with Sargodha DC Abdullah Nayyer Sheikh in the chair. It was disclosed in the meeting that 1,739 teams had been constituted for the drive, which included 1,460 mobile teams, 198 fixed teams, 14 roaming and 67 transit teams.
To make the campaign a success, 3,784 field personnel from the health department and other departments will go door to door to administer the vaccine to the children in 167 union councils of the district. Door-to-door campaign will continue from October 26 to 28, whereas October 29 and 30 are reserved days for the left out children.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 12th, 2020.