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Islamabad, September 21, 2020 (PPI-OT): A five-day nationwide polio eradication campaign began on Monday, during which forty million children below five years age will be administered anti-polio vaccine across the country. This is the first nationwide campaign in the country after its four-month suspension due COVID-19 outbreak.
The scope of this campaign is much larger and seeks to vaccinate all children under the age of five through door-to-door visits by almost 270,000 vaccinators all over the country. The polio vaccinators have received a comprehensive training on how to vaccinate children safely within the COVID-19 context. The polio eradication programme has put strict measures in place for all staff following the Government’s set guidelines on COVID-19 preventative measures.
For more information, contact:
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Government of Pakistan
4th Floor, Cabinet Block, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9103557
Email: info@moib.gov.pk
Website: http://www.moib.gov.pk