ISLAMABAD
\nThe government has planned to launch a nationwide immunization campaign from May 23 to May 29 on emergency basis, taking notice of report of three fresh polio cases.
\n\u201cUnlike previous drives which were limited to some areas, this campaign will be launched in all areas of the country,\u201d the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
\nOn the occasion, Minister for Health Qadir Patel said, \u201cThe government is committed to eradicating polio and focusing on well-coordinated efforts at both the federal and provincial level to realize the dream of making Pakistan a polio-free country\u201d.
\nHe stressed the important role of parents and caregivers in the success of repeated vaccination campaigns. He said, \u201cIt\u2019s every Pakistani\u2019s national duty to ensure that their own children, as well as children around them, are administered the polio vaccine in each campaign\u201d.
\nHe said that the wild polio virus remains in the environment in certain districts, posing a threat to the resurgence in cases. \u201cWe are calling all parents and caregivers to cooperate with vaccinators as no child is safe until all children are vaccinated.\u201d He said that the polio vaccine is safe, and it helps to build immunity among children against the polio virus.
\nThe polio vaccination campaigns are imperative for building immunity among children and preventing possible death or lifelong paralysis, he added.
\nHe said, \u201cUnvaccinated children are at risk and we need to ensure all eligible children are vaccinated during each campaign to build their immunity against diseases. It is time to be more vigilant to reach the target of polio-free Pakistan.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD The government has planned to launch a nationwide immunization campaign from May 23 to May 29 on emergency basis, taking notice of report of three fresh polio cases. \u201cUnlike previous drives which were limited to some areas, this campaign will be launched in all areas of the country,\u201d the spokesperson of the Ministry of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257178,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[7341,7342,166],"class_list":{"0":"post-261059","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-emergency-basis","9":"tag-immunization-drive","10":"tag-polio"},"yoast_head":"\n