Over 15 lakh children administered polio drops in Haryana

Over 15 lakh children below five years were administered polio drops in 13 districts of Haryana today.

The children were vaccinated against the disease as part of the 3-day Sub-National Immunization round of Pulse Polio 2013-14 which began today, a spokesman of the state Health Department said here.

He said polio drops were administered to children to wipe out the disease from the state.

A total of 26 lakh children were targeted to be covered during the campaign in the state, the spokesman said.

During this round, special attention would be paid to high-risk areas like slums, isolated hutments, brick-kilns, floating or migrating population and construction sites, he said.