Teams Constituted To Convince Parents For Polio Vaccination

RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Nov, 2018 ) :The Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi has constituted teams to approach and convince parents who refused to vaccinate polio drops to their children.

Incharge Anti-Polio drive Muhammad Hussain here on Sunday said during the recent polio campaign concluded on November 16 in the entire district, around 500 children parents refused to vaccinate polio drops to their children.

Talking to APP, he said teams found and vaccinated four children in the area of Chaman Zar Colony after convincing their parents.

He said, "Refusal cases were reported from all tehsils of the district and their number was significantly very low as around only 500 refusal case were reported while the number to vaccinate children were 840,250".

Hussain said situation was improving and hoped that all refusal cases would be coveredwithin a week to make the country free from Polio virus.