Three-day nationwide polio immunisation drive to begin Jan 17 postponed indefinitely

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  •  The national pulse polio immunisation drive scheduled from January 17 has been postponed until further notice due to unforeseen activities, the Union Health Ministry told States on Saturday.

A child being administered pulse polio drops at a booth in Marutheri Anganwadi in Kozhikode on Sunday (File Photo | TP Sooraj, EPS)

  • The decision was taken in the wake of the Union government announcing that the Covid-19 vaccination programme will be conducted from January 16.
  • On January 8, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that though India eradicated polio 10 years ago, its population remains at risk since two neighbouring countries still have the poliomyelitis-P1 strain, and hence it was decided to conduct a national immunisation drive from January 17.

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