Centre Postpones Nationwide Polio Vaccine Drive For Indefinite Period

The Centre has postponed the three-day nationwide Pulse Polio immunization drive which was scheduled to begin on January 17. The deferment came ahead of the government's decision to begin mass COVID-19 vaccination drive from January 16. Earlier on January 8, the national immunisation drive for polio was announced by Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan citing that despite India eradicated Polio a decade ago, it avoids the active Poliomyelitis-P1 Strain present in Pakistan and Afghanistan.