Staff Reporter
The Punjab government has completed preparations for launching a five-day anti-polio vaccination drive commencing from November 30, through December 4. As many as, 48,000 teams have been constituted and their training sessions were also concluded following the upcoming anti-polio vaccination drive for administering polio drops to more than 20 million children across the province. According to the Polio Eradication Programme, the authorities concerned have completed supply of anti-polio vaccines in all districts besides provision of facemasks and sanitizers to the polio workers to prevent them from contracting novel Coronavirus.
More than 4,900 teams have been constituted to take part in the campaign in the provincial capital Lahore to administer anti-polio drops to more than 1.8 million children. More than 2,000 polio teams were constituted for Multan for 0.9 million children and 2,900 teams for 0.9 million children in Rawalpindi. According to the statistics, the total count of poliovirus stands at 14 in Punjab province, whereas, this year’s toll reaches up to 81 across the country.
