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58% success in polio drive Monday, December 3, 2001

SOURCE - TIMES NEWS NETWORK AHMEDABAD: The pulse polio immunisation drive, under the aegis of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, recorded 58.12 per cent success rate on the first day with as many as 2.89 lakh children administered with the polio vaccine.Maximum vaccinations of children below five years of age were recorded in the central zone (63,463) in the Vatva ward and the lowest was in the west zone with 40,117.The 100 battalion of Rapid Action Force also participated in the national polio immunisation programme by setting up five immunisation camps at Vastral, Ratanpura, Mahadevnagar, Sumin Park and Shreji Park. At least 3,615 children were administered polio drops at these camps.

News Source : The Times of India [India's best Newspaper]

 

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