Over 1.1m vaccinated against polio

Over 1.1 million children have been vaccinated in an ongoing polio campaign in five districts of Punjab —Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Sheikhupura and Mianwali.

The campaign aims to administer two drops of the polio vaccine to children, with polio workers going door-to-door on the second day of the campaign.

In Lahore, 0.4 million children were vaccinated on day one, followed by Faisalabad (0.3 million), Sheikhupura (0.26 million), Sheikhupura (80 thousand), and Mianwali (one thousand).

The campaign will continue for seven days in Lahore and Faisalabad, while in the remaining districts, the campaign will last for five days.

All union councils of Lahore and Faisalabad have been included in the campaign, while only selected union councils have been included in the rest of the districts.

The head of the polio program in Punjab, Mr. Khizer Afzaal Chaudhary, cautioned that the virus could spread with the movement of high-risk and mobile populations.

The current campaign has been launched to block the virus's circulation, and parents are urged to cooperate with the polio teams.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 15^th, 2023.