Peshawar to vaccinate 1.11m children against polio from Oct 26

Peshawar - The District Emergency Operations Centre (DEOC) has completed preparations for a six-day special polio booster dose campaign in 48 high-risk union councils of Peshawar, targeting 1,111,107 children aged four months to 10 years from October 26. The campaign aims to strengthen children's immunity against poliovirus and reduce its transmission, particularly in areas where environmental samples have detected the virus. Recent polio cases in Khyber district and other parts of the province have highlighted the continued threat of the disease. The recent infection of a 10-year-old child in Khyber has also underscored the need to protect older children against the virus. During the campaign, health teams will administer booster doses to eligible children at schools, health facilities and community vaccination points. Children aged five to 10 years in the targeted union councils will also receive oral polio vaccine drops.