Pulse Polio campaign in Erode district on June 28

The Health Department has set a target of administering Pulse Polio drops to 64.84 lakh children below the age of five years during the State-wide immunisation campaign to be held on Sunday.

Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, Health Minister U.T. Khader said elaborate arrangements had been made to ensure that every eligible child was covered under the programme.

A total of 36,076 vaccination booths have been identified across Karnataka for the campaign. To reach children in remote and hilly areas, the department has constituted 988 mobile teams. In addition, 2,125 transit teams will administer polio drops at railway stations, bus stands and other public places to cover children on the move.