The children up to the age of 5-years are being administered polio vaccine across the country under Polio National Immunisation day today. AIR correspondent says, out of 7 polio cases detected this years 3 each are from UP and Bihar while one is from Haryana. One case of P3 polio virus has been found in Maharashtra.<br/><br/>In UP, around three crore children under the age of 5 years will be immunised under yet another pulse polio immunisation campaign today. Booths to administer polio drops have been established at government and private hospitals, railway and bus station and other public places. Mobile teams would administer anti-polio drops in a door-to-door campaign for next five days to the left-out children from today’s campaign. AIR correspondent says that recent case of P3 polio virus has been reported from Muzaffarnagar on 15th January. Our correspondent says that the no P1 case has been found this year.<br/><br/><br/>
News On AIR | February 7, 2010 9:39 AM
Polio National Immunisation day