Anti polio vaccination to continue till Dec 03, over 9lac kids to be vaccinated: DC

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PESHAWAR:Vaccination campaign against crippling polio disease continued in Peshawar where 901,986 kids under five years of age would be vaccinated till December 03, 2023.

Presiding over a review meeting of the ongoing anti-polio campaign here, Deputy Commissioner Peshawar, Afaq Wazir here Wednesday said that 2,506 teams were constituted for the vaccination of these children.

The Deputy Commissioner said that polio was a crippling disease and its eradication was imperative for a healthy society.

Afaq Wazir urged parents and guardians to bring their children to nearby hospitals in case anti-polio teams did not arrive at their homes.