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Yavatmal sanitiser incident 'unforgivable mistake', says Maharasht
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 3 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday condemned the "unforgivable mistake" in which 12 children, aged between one and five, were administered hand sanitiser instead of oral polio vaccine drops in Yavatmal.
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Children who were administered sanitiser instead of polio drops in
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Yavatmal (Maharashtra) [India], February 2 (ANI): The 12 children, aged between one and five, who were administered sanitiser instead of polio drops in Maharashtra's Yavatmal on Monday are absolutely fine, and their health condition is stable, said Medical Superintendent of the Government Me
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12 children in Maharashtra's Yavatmal administered sanitiser drops
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
Yavatmal (Maharashtra) [India], February 2 (ANI): Twelve children under five years of age were admitted to a hospital after they were administered sanitiser drops instead of polio vaccine in Maharashtra's Yavatmal on Monday, informed Yavatmal District Council Chief Executive Officer Shrikri
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J-K: Polio vaccination drive begins in Doda district
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 1 (ANI): The polio vaccination drive began in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Sunday as part of the National Polio Immunisation Programme in which children in the age group of 0-5 years will be administered polio drops following COVID-19 protoc
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89 lakh children under 5 years inoculated on National Polio Immuni
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): Close to 89 lakh children (as per provisional data) under five years across the country were given polio drop during Polio National Immunization Day, also known as "Polio Ravivar" on Sunday.
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Polio immunisation drive launched in Andhra's Krishna
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 31 (ANI): Krishna district collector AMD Imtiaz has launched the pulse polio immunisation programme on Sunday at a Primary Health Centre in Giripuram area. He launched the drive by administering pulse polio drop to a child at the health centre.
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Adityanath administers polio doses to children at immunisation pro
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 31 (ANI): At the launch of the 'Polio National Immunization Day' at Veerangana Avanti Bai Women's Hospital in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday administered polio doses to children.
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Pulse Polio Immunisation campaign launched in K'taka, to cover 6.4
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 31 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday launched a Pulse Polio Immunisation (PPI) programme, under which pulse polio drops will be administered to over 6 lakh kids below the age of 5 from January 31 to February 3.
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches Pulse Polio Programme in Bhopal
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 31 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday launched the Pulse Polio Programme at his residence in Bhopal.
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UP CM to start this year's polio immunisation campaign on Sunday
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 31 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will start the polio immunisation campaign 2021 on Sunday from Lucknow's Dufferin hospital, an official release said.
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President Kovind launches Pulse Polio Programme for 2021
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): On the eve of the Polio National Immunization Day, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday launched the first round of the Pulse Polio Programme for 2021 by administering polio drops to children less than five years of age at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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Afghanistan launches polio vaccination targeting 9.9 million child
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Afghan Public Health Ministry launched a nationwide campaign on Sunday to give polio vaccination doses to 9.9 million children under the age of five, the ministry said in a statement.
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