Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday said that India has decided to vaccinate Afghanistan returnees against polio for free as a preventive measure against the wild polio virus.
Afghanistan and Pakistan are the two countries where polio is still endemic.
Mr Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted, “We have decided to vaccinate Afghanistan returnees with free Polio Vaccine- OPV & fIPV, as a preventive measure against Wild Polio Virus. Congratulations to the Health Team for their efforts to ensure public health. Take a look at the vaccine drive at Delhi International Airport.”
India on Sunday had evacuated 168 people including 107 Indians from Kabul in a military transport aircraft after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan.
We have decided to vaccinate Afghanistan returnees with free Polio Vaccine - OPV & fIPV, as a preventive measure against Wild Polio Virus
— Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) August 22, 2021
Congratulations to the Health Team for their efforts to ensure public health
Take a look at the vaccine drive at Delhi International Airport pic.twitter.com/jPVF1lVmRu
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