Pulse Polio Immunisation campaign launched in K taka, to cover 6.4 lakh kids ANI | Updated: Jan 31, 2021 14:24 IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 31 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday launched a Pulse Polio Immunisation (PPI) programme, under which pulse polio drops will be administered to over 6 lakh kids below the age of 5 from January 31 to February 3. Launched the Pulse Polio 2021 immunisation campaign and administered Polio drops to children. I urge all parents to ensure their children up to 5 years are given polio drops without fail, tweeted Yediyurappa after launching the programme at his residence s office.
The launch comes as Polio National Immunisation Day, popularly known as Polio Ravivar, is being observed across the country today.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches Pulse Polio Programme in Bhopal ANI | Updated: Jan 31, 2021 10:17 IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 31 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday launched the Pulse Polio Programme at his residence in Bhopal.
He was seen administering polio drops to children less than five years of age.
In a tweet by Chief Minister s office in Hindi, Shivraj Singh Chouhan informed, This is the silver jubilee year of the Pulse Polio vaccination campaign. I m inaugurating this drive today in the presence of Madhya Pradesh Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Prabhuram Choudhary among other officials.
Speaking to ANI, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, We aim that nobody in our state gets polio. India has been declared a polio-free country. We hope to continue with that position.
Adityanath administers polio doses to children at immunisation programme launch in UP ANI | Updated: Jan 31, 2021 13:29 IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 31 (ANI): At the launch of the Polio National Immunization Day at Veerangana Avanti Bai Women s Hospital in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday administered polio doses to children.
According to a tweet by the UP CM Office, pulse polio drops will be administered to over 3.40 crore kids in UP below the age of five from today, for which 1.1 lakh booths have been set up in the state. 1.1 lakh booths have been set up in the state to provide polio drops to 3.40 crore children from 0-5 years of age. Not only this, 59,000 teams of Asha workers and Anganwadi workers will contribute to providing door-to-door polio drops available for children: UP CM@myogiadityanath (roughly translated from Hindi), tweeted the CM s office.
Bengaluru, Jan 31: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday launched a Pulse Polio Immunisation (PPI) programme, under which pulse polio drops will be administered to over 64 lakh kids below the age of 5 from January 31 to February 3.
Jan 30, 2021, 18:01 IST
Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan will launch the Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme in the state on Sunday at Raj Bhavan premises in Vijayawada.
As per an official release the Governor will administer polio drops to children below the age of five years, as per an official press release. Nearly 53 lakh children in the age group of 0 - 5 years will be targeted in the immunisation drive across the State of AP. The vaccination programme that is to begin tomorrow will run for three days and come to an end on February 2. According to media reports, the COVID-19 vaccination drive may be put on hold for the three days of the polio immunisation programme.