Anti-polio drive continues in selected areas

ISLAMABAD: Polio immunization drive continued on Thursday in selected districts of the country after a four-month suspension of all polio vaccination activities due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr Rana Muhammad Safdar, Coordinator National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), Polio Eradication Programme requested support of all segments of society, particularly parents for success of the campaign. “We are initially aiming to target areas with continuous polio virus circulation to protect children against the crippling polio disease during this case response,” he added.