Telangana plans special polio drive on 22 Nov

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Telangana will conduct a special Pulse Polio campaign on November 22 across five districts, including Hyderabad, targeting over 18 lakh children below five years with two drops of oral polio vaccine.

Telangana plans special polio drive on 22 Nov
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Telangana plans special polio drive on 22 Nov

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A special Pulse Polio campaign will be held on the 22nd of this month in five Telangana districts, with the aim of preventing the spread of polio, Commissioner of Family Health and Welfare M. D. Musharraf Ali said on Thursday.

Children under five in Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Sangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Hanamkonda will be given two drops of bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV) at designated booths on the 22nd.

Health workers will visit homes on the 23rd and 24th to vaccinate children who miss the booth campaign. In Greater Hyderabad and the districts of Ranga Reddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Sangareddy, the drive will continue until the 25th.

The department is aiming to vaccinate 1,801,698 children aged up to five. Officials urged parents to ensure their children receive the drops.

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