Pulse polio campaign to vaccinate 70L children

As of today, Tamil Nadu has been polio free for 12 years, and India has not seen a polio case since 2011. But the virus could return if vaccinations under the universal immunisation programme are discontinued, public health experts have said.
As part of the polio endgame plan, the state will launch its pulse polio campaign to vaccinate 70 lakh children under the age of five this Sunday ."From March, children will be given injectable polio vaccines along with the oral vaccine during routine immunisation," said director of public health Dr K Kolandaisamy .
The state government will set up thousands of stationary and mobile booths for vaccination at hospitals and public places such as bus stops, railway stations, airports, beaches and malls.
While health workers will visit houses from Monday, parents can also take their children to any government-run health centre or hospital for administering the vaccine.