Nearly 34,000 refusals reported from Karachi with 8,000 from district East alone
A health worker administers polio drops to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Karachi on August 7, 2023. — AFP
  • Thousands of children miss out on vaccination campaign.
  • 27 children nationwide confirmed to have poliovirus.
  • New vaccination campaign set foregin from Oct 13 to 19.

Nearly 35,000 parents in Sindh have refused polio vaccinations for their children, with the majority of refusals coming from Karachi, according to reports.

The Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme, in collaboration with the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI), conducted a vaccination drive across 25 districts of Sindh from September 1 to 7.

From : Geo News