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Pakistan
Pakistan polio update – December 2018
Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for December 2018
In December
- 4 new cases of wild poliovirus cases were reported.
- 1.6 million children were vaccinated in December 2018 at 381 Permanent Transit Points (PTPs) set up across the country.
- 39.8 million children were vaccinated during December National Immunization Campaign (NIDs) from 10-13 December.
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