The polio immunisation camp which was postponed due to the Covid pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, will now be held across the State.
Coimbatore: The Polio immunisation camp will be held on February 27 in Coimbatore and across the State, as per the Tamil Nadu Government’s announcement.
The camps for children below 5 years were scheduled to be held on January 23 but postponed due to the rise of the third Covid wave and subsequent lockdown announced in the State. The rescheduled camp is now being held on February 27, from 7 am to 5 pm.
The Tamil Nadu Government announced that “Polio drops camps will be held across Tamil Nadu on 27th. Polio special camps will be held at 43,051 centres including hospitals, Anganwadi centres, health centres, schools, railway stations, airports and bus stands."
The Government targets to immunise 47.36 lakh children, below the age of 5 years for polio drops. More than 2 lakh people comprising health workers, Anganwadi workers, teachers and self-help groups will be engaged in administering these drops. It has been advised that even if children have undergone immunisation a day or two prior to the camps can also have the drops administered to them again at the camps, as per the National Vaccination Schedule.
Ink will be placed on the little finger of the left hand for children who are given the polio drops to identify those not immunised. Polio drops are administered to children below the age of five years in two doses every year to eradicate polio. India has joined the list of countries that have eradicated polio. Therefore, for the last three years, only one dose is being administered to the children.
The camps for children below 5 years were scheduled to be held on January 23 but postponed due to the rise of the third Covid wave and subsequent lockdown announced in the State. The rescheduled camp is now being held on February 27, from 7 am to 5 pm.
The Tamil Nadu Government announced that “Polio drops camps will be held across Tamil Nadu on 27th. Polio special camps will be held at 43,051 centres including hospitals, Anganwadi centres, health centres, schools, railway stations, airports and bus stands."
The Government targets to immunise 47.36 lakh children, below the age of 5 years for polio drops. More than 2 lakh people comprising health workers, Anganwadi workers, teachers and self-help groups will be engaged in administering these drops. It has been advised that even if children have undergone immunisation a day or two prior to the camps can also have the drops administered to them again at the camps, as per the National Vaccination Schedule.
Ink will be placed on the little finger of the left hand for children who are given the polio drops to identify those not immunised. Polio drops are administered to children below the age of five years in two doses every year to eradicate polio. India has joined the list of countries that have eradicated polio. Therefore, for the last three years, only one dose is being administered to the children.