Second round of pulse polio drive today

Thiruvananthapuram, Sunday, April 15, 2012: The second phase of the pulse polio immunization programme in the district will begin today.
District medical officer Dr T Peethambaran said at a press meet here that around 25,000 children below the age of five have been identified to be administered polio vaccine.
“Even though no case of polio has been reported in Kerala since 2000, the inflow of migrants from other states has put our state at risk of contracting polio,” said the DMO. “So it is crucial to execute such immunization programmes,” he added.
For the second phase, there will be around 2,004 vaccination booths and 4,008 trained vaccinators in the government hospitals, primary health care centers, child health care centers, private hospitals and anganwadis. House to house activity would be carried out on April 16 and 17 .