ISLAMABAD: An anti-polio vaccination campaign to immunize more than 21 million children under the age of five will kick off in Sindh and Punjab on March 13 (tomorrow), ARY News reported, quoting health ministry sources.
The five-day vaccination campaign is being held in two phases due to the concurring activities of the seventh national census.
In the first phase, over 17.41 million children under the age of five in 13 districts of Punjab and 16 districts of Sindh and Islamabad will be vaccinated from March 13 to March 17.
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The second phase will be held from April 3 to 7 during the second week of Ramadan to vaccinate children in 12 districts of Balochistan and 26 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including the seven endemic districts in the southern region of the province.
