Bureau Report
QUETTA: Another polio case has been reported in Balochistan, taking the provincial tally to 16 in the current ongoing year.
The case was reported in Quetta, where a 20-month-old boy was confirmed with the virus. Is samples were collected on July 25 and 26.
The children infected with the crippling disease has never been administered the anti-polio vaccine, said sources. Last month, a police case was reported in Chaman, where a 17-month-old girl was confirmed with the virus. It is pertinent to mention here that the government of Pakistan resumed polio vaccination activities on July 20 with a campaign in selected districts after a four-month suspension of all vaccination activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Almost 800,000 children under the age of five vaccinated during the campaign. It was learnt that the first polio immunization campaign in the country during COVID-19 pandemic has achieved desired results as 94 percent of the targeted children were administered polio drops during the drive.
