Pulse polio: 82.57% kids covered in BBMP limits

Polio campaign (DH Photo)

About 91% of the targeted children were vaccinated in the pulse polio drive organised in the state on Sunday.

According to the department of health and family welfare, 98.83% of the targeted children in Udupi was immunised, the highest in the state.

Dakshina Kannada and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike recorded the lowest coverage with 82.56% and 82.57% respectively.

To create awareness about the drive, messages about immunisation were printed on milk packets supplied by the KMF, and also screens in the metro stations displayed reminder messages about the

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