Polio immunization drive begins Sunday: What you need to know
Amidst launching the biggest vaccination drive against the deadly coronavirus, India is all set to begin its National Polio Immunization drive programme from January 31. The polio drive was earlier scheduled on January 17 but postponed due to the COVID-19 vaccination drive that began on January 16. The programme will be launched by the President Ram Nath Kovind by administering drops to some children at the Rashtrapati Bhawan at 11:45 am.
Here is everything you need to know about the polio immunization drive:
Polio drops will be administered to children in the age group of 0-5 years
The Centre on Thursday said it has rescheduled the anti-polio drive to January 31 in view of the nationwide Covid vaccine rollout on January 16. The Polio National Immunisation Day, which was earlier scheduled for January 17, has been defered to “ensure that Covid management and vaccination services, as well as non-Covid essential health services, .