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Five-Day Polio campaign launched in Pakistan, a final push against Polio
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ISLAMABAD, 29 March, 2021 (TON): In order to vaccinate millions of children against polio, Pakistan launched a new door-to-door polio campaign on Monday, an official said.
The campaign will last for 5 days and will target over 40 million children of ages below five.
Around 285,000 frontline workers will span out across Pakistan's 156 districts to administer the oral drops while following Covid-19 safety protocols.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health, Faisal Sultan, said in a statement, "Covid-19 continues to challenge us but we are committed to ensuring continuity of the essential public health services during these difficult times."
The country came very close to eliminating polio, but recorded 147 cases, a five-year high, in 2019, amid vaccine boycotts and attacks on health workers, nevertheless, Pakistan and Afghanistan are among only a few countries in the world where polio is still endemic.
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