<p>More than 98% of eligible children have been vaccinated during the pulse polio immunisation drive, the BBMP said on Monday. </p>.<p>As many as 10,11,291 children were inoculated on Sunday, the first day of the drive, while Monday saw another 51,801 kids receiving pulse polio drops, BBMP data shows. </p>.<p>“We did better than the last three years with respect to first-day coverage,” said Dr A S Balasundar, Chief Health Officer, BBMP.</p>.<p>“In the last few years, we had never achieved over 90% coverage on the first day.” </p>.<p>The pulse polio drive began on February 27 and will go on until March 3. </p>.<p>According to the BBMP, 10,80,104 children aged under five in Bengaluru are eligible for the vaccination.</p>.<p>The civic body has set up 3,404 booths and deployed 345 mobile teams. Call 1533 to locate the nearest pulse polio booth. </p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>More than 98% of eligible children have been vaccinated during the pulse polio immunisation drive, the BBMP said on Monday. </p>.<p>As many as 10,11,291 children were inoculated on Sunday, the first day of the drive, while Monday saw another 51,801 kids receiving pulse polio drops, BBMP data shows. </p>.<p>“We did better than the last three years with respect to first-day coverage,” said Dr A S Balasundar, Chief Health Officer, BBMP.</p>.<p>“In the last few years, we had never achieved over 90% coverage on the first day.” </p>.<p>The pulse polio drive began on February 27 and will go on until March 3. </p>.<p>According to the BBMP, 10,80,104 children aged under five in Bengaluru are eligible for the vaccination.</p>.<p>The civic body has set up 3,404 booths and deployed 345 mobile teams. Call 1533 to locate the nearest pulse polio booth. </p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
