Hyderabad: Telangana Health Minister C Damodar Raja Narsimha launched the pulse polio immunisation drive at Borbanda, Hyderabad, on Sunday, June 28, where children were administered the oral polio vaccine. Over 26 lakh of the estimated 41 lakh children received polio drops.
To ensure maximum coverage, the Telangana government has set up special immunisation booths at railway stations, bus stations, airports and marketplaces, making the vaccine easily accessible to eligible children.
The state Health department expects to achieve 85–90 per cent coverage by the end of the day.
Although the World Health Organisation declared India polio-free in 2014, the Union government continues to conduct Pulse Polio campaigns as a preventive measure, as the disease remains prevalent in a few countries. The drive aims to sustain India’s polio-free status and protect children from the virus.
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