Asia Album: India's national polio immunisation program launched in Bangalore-Xinhua

Asia Album: India's national polio immunisation program launched in Bangalore

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2022-03-01 11:46:45

An Indian medical volunteer administers a dose of polio vaccine to a child as part of the Indian National Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme in Bangalore, India, Feb. 27, 2022. (Xinhua/Stringer)

MUMBAI, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The Indian National Pulse Polio Immunisation Program was launched in Bangalore on Sunday by administering the polio vaccine to children under 5 years of age.

Polio is a highly infectious viral disease that largely affects children under 5 years of age.

An Indian medical volunteer administers a dose of polio vaccine to a child as part of the Indian National Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme in Bangalore, India, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. (Xinhua/Stringer)

An Indian medical volunteer administers a dose of polio vaccine to a child as part of the Indian National Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme in Bangalore, India, Feb. 27, 2022. (Xinhua/Stringer)

An Indian medical volunteer administers a dose of polio vaccine to a child as part of the Indian National Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme in Bangalore, India, Feb. 27, 2022. (Xinhua/Stringer)

An Indian medical volunteer administers a dose of polio vaccine to a child as part of the Indian National Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme in Bangalore, India, Feb. 27, 2022. (Xinhua/Stringer)

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