President Ram Nath Kovind launched the primary spherical of the Pulse Polio Programme 2021 on Saturday by administering polio drops to some kids on the Rashtrapati Bhavan
The nationwide Pulse Polio Immunisation (PPI) marketing campaign shall be undertaken immediately (Sunday, 31 January) masking kids as much as 5 years of age, with preventive measures for COVID-19 , stories stated.
The countrywide immunisation programme was earlier scheduled to begin from 17 January, nonetheless, it was postponed as a result of COVID-19 vaccination drive which began on 16 January.
In keeping with toa report in Hindustan Instances, the Pulse Polio immunisation programme was launched in 1995 following the World Well being Group’s International Polio Eradication Initiative.
Whereas Polio has existed for a very long time, it first turned a serious public well being challenge within the late Victorian instances with main epidemics in Europe and the US, a report in BBC stated. The illness causes spinal and respiratory paralysis and may kill victims. Whereas it stays incurable, vaccines have helped in its practically whole eradication in trendy instances.
Earlier within the day, President Ram Nath Kovind launched the primary spherical of the Pulse Polio Programme 2021 on Saturday by administering polio drops to some kids on the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
President Kovind launches the primary spherical of Pulse Polio Programme 2021 by administering Polio drops to kids at Rashtrapati Bhavan. pic.twitter.com/ukIiqGyq4R
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) January 30, 2021
President Kovind launches the primary spherical of Pulse Polio Programme 2021 by administering Polio drops to kids at Rashtrapati Bhavan. pic.twitter.com/ukIiqGyq4R — President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) January 30, 2021
The Polio drive will adhere to the COVID-19 protocols and pointers and due to this fact, there shall be obligatory masks, social distancing and hand hygiene through the drive. The federal government has suggested senior residents to not go to the immunisation camps with kids as a result of dangers concerned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As per a report in Livemint.com, the three-day polio vaccination drive will proceed until 2 February. The vaccination programme for the eradication of polio is organised twice a 12 months. Stories recommend that the coronavirus vaccination drive could also be placed on maintain for 3 days when polio immunisation drive goes on.
In keeping with a report on polioeradication.org, India constituted over 60 p.c of all international polio circumstances as just lately as 2009, nonetheless, the nation was “formally declared polio-free in 2014, together with the remainder of the South-East Asia Area”.