Across Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, around 3 crore and 40 lakh children will be administered polio drops, said officials.
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Polio is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. It results in paralysis and generally affects people of all age groups, children being more susceptible
Polio is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. It results in paralysis and generally affects people of all age groups, children being more susceptible
‘Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will kick off the pulse polio immunization campaign by giving polio drops to several children in Lucknow's Dufferin hospital.’
Sudha Verma, Chief Medical Superintendent of Dufferin hospital, said that the polio campaign will be rolled out with adherence to the Covid-19 safety norms. Under the polio campaign, around 3 crore 40 lakh children up to 5 years of age will be immunised.
Director General (Family Welfare) Rakesh Dubey said that the state has 1,10,000 polio booths. Besides, 69,000 teams have been constituted who will visit each house to give polio drops.
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Polio was one of the dreaded diseases that left its victims paralyzed and disabled for life. Test your knowledge on this condition, which hopefully will soon be history!
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