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Pakistan launches new anti-polio drive amid spike in cases

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Officials said 100,000 healthcare workers begin working Monday to vaccinate 13.5 million children under the age of five across 36 high risk districts. Pakistan has come close, several times, to eradicating polio, but militants have convinced some parents that the vaccines cause sterility. There is no scientific basis to back such statements.

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The Hindu

Pakistan launches new anti-polio drive amid spike in cases

The newest drive was aimed at Islamabad and in the high-risk districts in eastern Punjab and southwestern Baluchistan province.

1 year ago·India

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Associated Press News

Pakistan launches new anti-polio drive amid spike in cases

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities launched a new nationwide anti-polio drive on Monday amid a spike in new cases among children, health officials said. It is the sixth such campaign this year and will last for five days, aiming to inoculate children under the age of 5 in high-risk areas.

1 year ago·United States

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abc News

Pakistan launches new anti-polio drive amid spike in cases

Heath officials say Pakistan has launched a new nationwide anti-polio drive amid a spike in new cases among children

1 year ago·United States

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Irish Independent

Pakistan launches new anti-polio drive amid spike in cases

Pakistani authorities have launched a new nationwide anti-polio drive amid a spike in new cases among children, health officials said.

1 year ago·Ireland

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The Washington Post

Pakistan launches new anti-polio drive amid spike in cases

Heath officials say Pakistan has launched a new nationwide anti-polio drive amid a spike in new cases among children

1 year ago

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KIFI

Pakistan launches new anti-polio drive amid spike in cases

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Heath officials say Pakistan has launched a new nationwide anti-polio drive amid a spike in new cases among children. Monday’s drive is the sixth such campaign this year and it will last for five days, aiming to inoculate children under 5 in high-risk areas. The latest anti-polio drive was launched in the capital, Islamabad, and in the country’s high-risk districts in eastern Punjab and southwestern Baluchistan province. A simil…

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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