Pulse Polio Immunisation drive in Kasaragod to be held tomorrow

Kasargod: Preparations have been completed for the Pulse Polio Immunisation drive scheduled for tomorrow.

A total of 1,261 polio booths have been set up to administer drops to 1,08,217 children and 922 children from migrant families in the district.

C H Kunjambu MLA, will inaugurate the district-level campaign at the Pallikkara Family Healthcare Centre at 8.30 AM. Polio booths have been arranged at all locations where children are likely to gather, including anganwadis, schools, healthcare centres, bus stands and railway stations.

Mobile booths
Mobile booths will also be arranged to administer the Oral Polio Vaccine to children under five from migrant families. Trained health workers will provide the drops on October 12 from morning until 5 PM.

Arrangements have been made to administer the vaccine at home for children who miss the immunisation during the drive.

Type 2 Polio was eradicated globally in 2015 through sustained Pulse Polio campaigns conducted in various phases. As a viral disease, Polio has no definitive cure. However, a fully effective preventive vaccine is available.

Polio and its symptoms
Polio is a disease that affects the nervous system in children. Symptoms include fever, vomiting, upset stomach and muscle pain. Once affected, it can lead to paralysis. Mostly the hands and legs are affected.

India reported its last Polio case in Bengal on January 13, 2011. The World Health Organization declared India Polio-free on March 27, 2014.