Over 3 crore kids to be given polio vaccine on Sunday
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Lucknow, Jan 30 : Around 3 crore and 40 lakh children will be administered polio drops across Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, officials said.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will kick off the pulse polio immunisation campaign by giving polio drops to several children in Lucknow s Dufferin hospital.
Subsequently, the campaign will start across all the districts in the state. Children up to 5 years of age will be administered the polio drops.
Sudha Verma, Chief Medical Superintendent of Dufferin hospital, said that the polio campaign will be rolled out with adherence to the Covid-19 safety norms.
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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 31 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will start the polio immunisation campaign 2021 on Sunday from Lucknow s Dufferin hospital, an official release said.
He will give polio drops to several children.
The release said the campaign will subsequently start across all the districts in the state. Children up to 5 years of age will be administered the polio drops. Around 3.40 crore children will be administered polio drops across Uttar Pradesh tomorrow, it said.
Chief Medical Superintendent of Dufferin hospital Sudha Verma said that the polio campaign will be rolled out adhering to the COVID-19 safety norms.