Pakistan polio snapshot – April 2021

Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for April 2021

In April:

  • No case of WPV1 was confirmed
  • 2,500,000 children were vaccinated during the April National Immunization Days (NIDs) in Balochistan
  • 800,000 children were vaccinated 126 Permanent Transit Points

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