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2021-01-12 12:35:49 GMT2021-01-12 20:35:49(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) A policeman escorting a polio vaccination team was shot dead in Pakistan s northwest district of Karak on Tuesday, the latest attack on efforts to protect children from the crippling disease, said officials.
District Police Officer of Karak Irfanullah told local media that unknown gunmen riding motorcycles opened fire on the cop providing security to the polio workers in the Takht-e-Nasrati area of Karak, a district in the country s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province.
The polio vaccination team remained unhurt in the attack, said the official, adding that the polio vaccination drive has been stopped in the area after the incident.
Nationwide Polio immunization drive begins
January 11, 2021
Five-day national Polio immunization drive to vaccinate over 40 million children under the age of five starts on Monday across Pakistan.
A supplementary dose of Vitamin A drops will also be administered to the children aged 6 to 59 months during this campaign to help build general immunity to protect them from polio and other diseases.
According to Pakistan Polio Eradication Program, around 285,000 polio frontline workers will visit parents and caregivers at their doorstep, adhering to strict COVID-19 precautionary measures and protocols while vaccinating children.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Dr. Faisal Sultan in a statement, said the Government is committed to achieve the goal of a polio-free Pakistan.