Polio case reported in Quetta
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QUETTA: A polio case was reported from Balochistan’s capital on Sunday.
Health department officials confirmed that a nine-month-old child had tested positive for the poliovirus in Quetta.
They said the parents had refused to get administered polio drops to the child during the anti-polio campaign.
The number of polio cases has reached 21 during the current year in Balochistan.
Quetta, Pishin and Killa Abdullah districts have been declared sensitive regarding the poliovirus.
Published in Dawn, October 5th, 2020
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Oct 05, 2020 02:00pm
. . . 'parents had refused to get administered polio drops to the child during the anti-polio campaign.' . . .
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Oct 05, 2020 08:13pm
Pakistan still struggling with polio
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Oct 05, 2020 09:06pm
It is failure of govt to educate about polio vaccination benefits and convincing public. Religious leaders have no role in this.
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