The National Polio Campaign will begin on October 13 with a target of administring drops to around 45 million children under the age of five. Zia-ur-Rehman, Spokesperson for Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme talking to media said during the campaign, more than 400,000 frontline workers will go door-to-door to administer polio drops to target children.

This is an opportunity for parents to get their children vaccinated who are missed due to floods. While parents in high-risk union councils where virus is found in environmental samples are also requested to get their children vaccinated. In this campaign, Vitamin A will also be given along with polio drops during the October campaign to boost children's immunity, Zia disclosed.

Regarding the vaccination of children above five years of age, the spokesperson replied that this is one of the recommendations of the Technical Advisory Group, which is currently under consideration between the NEOC and the provincial EOCs.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)