A significant number of children in Karachi remained unvaccinated during the city’s seven-day polio eradication campaign, as thousands of parents refused to administer the vaccine to their children, sources revealed.
According to data provided by sources within the National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), at least 92,628 parents declined polio drops for their children.
Additionally, 197,461 children could not be reached by vaccination teams due to various logistical challenges.
The campaign initially set a target of vaccinating 2,194,900 children, but teams managed to administer polio drops to 1,918,966 children during the week-long effort.Play Video
The vaccination of children is crucial as in 2024, the total number of polio cases stood at 73.
To counter the resurgence, the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme, in collaboration with the Expanded Program on Immunisation (EPI), continues to conduct nationwide mass vaccination campaigns.
