Poliovirus spreads in six major cities of Pakistan – Pakistan



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Last updated on June 1, 2019 7:58 p.m.

In Bannu, another child would be handicapped for life by propaganda against vaccination.

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Wild poliovirus has continued to spread in Pakistan's major cities, including Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Peshawar and other cities, while 11 new cases have emerged in the division of Bannu, becoming an alarming state for Pakistan.

According to Dunya News sources, serious cases of poliovirus (WPV1) have appeared in various parts of Karachi, including Gadap, Gulishan-e-Iqbal, Landhi, Saddar, Korangi, in the city of Karachi. Orangi at SITE and Liaqatabad.

The presence of the virus in Lahore, Quetta, Rawalpindi and Peshawar has also been revealed.

On this occasion, Babar Bin Atta, head of the polio eradication program, urged parents not to join the polio propaganda and vaccinate their children.

In Bannu, another child would be handicapped for life by propaganda against vaccination.

Babar Atta called on parents not to pay attention to propaganda against the polio campaign, asking parents to vaccinate their children.

The polio vaccine has eradicated the disease worldwide. Parents must be wary of propaganda and have their children vaccinated against polio during the anti-polio campaign after Eid-ul-Fitr.

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