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On Polio Day, every district in the nation will host a national 'Pulse Polio Immunization Drive' to give the polio vaccination to children under the age of five on March 3.
On Polio Day, every district in the nation will host a national ‘Pulse Polio Immunization Drive’ to give the polio vaccination to children under the age of five on March 3.
Health officials in a number of states, including Tamil Nadu, Gurgaon, Madhya Pradesh, and Nagaland, have put up hundreds of polio booths and trained volunteers to give the vaccine to children as part of the ongoing preparations for the polio vaccination campaign.
In 1995, India started the Pulse Polio Immunization Program, part of the Universal Immunization Program, with the goal of achieving 100% coverage in response to the World Health Organization’s Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
Contaminated water, food, or contact with an infected individual can spread it and even result in paralysis. The majority of polio patients experience no symptoms at all. When polio first develops, symptoms such as fever, headache, sore throat, muscle discomfort, loss of appetite, nausea, and so on are similar to those of the flu.
The polio vaccine will prevent the paralysis disease. The poliovirus causes paralysis, mainly in the legs, by attacking the neurological system. By providing this vaccination, we can offer a healthy life to children because we protect them from the crippling effects of this disease.
Health organizations stated that children should get the polio vaccine four times. The first dose will be given when they are 2 months old. The second dose will be given at 4 months old. The following dosages ought to be given to children ages 4 to 6 years old and 6 to 18 months old.
