Approximately 300,000 children missed during year’s 2nd nationwide polio campaign

Approximately 300,000 children missed during year’s 2nd nationwide polio campaign

ISLAMABAD: The second nationwide anti-polio campaign of the ongoing year has missed its target of vaccination by around 300,000 children. The week-long campaign aimed to vaccinate more than 45 million children under the age of five. However, according to data released by the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) on Monday, more than 44.7m children were vaccinated against polio. “Due to the tireless efforts of polio workers, the vaccine rea…