Polio Nationwide Campaign Begins

The Campaign will last for 6 days from October 13 until October 19 with the aim of vaccinating at least 45 million children under the age of five Children will also receive an additional dose of vitamin A to help their Immunity, according to the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) There will be a separate polio campaign in Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from October 20 to October 23 to make sure the region is covered extensively. More than 400,000 frontline health workers will be going door to door across multiple cities according to a polio programme official