Following a nationwide campaign in February, Pakistan launched another anti-polio drive on March 15 to vaccinate more than 17.5 million children in high-risk districts. Government officials cut short at least one district’s campaign, however: a five-day effort in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa targeting 1.3 million children under 5 started March 16, but terminated a day early—on March 19—due to Covid-19 concerns. Pak Fights Polio; The Nation
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