1,000+ police protect 686 polio teams across Rawalpindi

Security for the polio campaign in Rawalpindi covers 686 teams and 352 transit points, with about 990,000 children under five due for oral drops.

More than 1,000 police officers and personnel have been deployed across Rawalpindi for a four-day anti-polio drive.

About 990,000 children under five in the district are due to receive oral vaccine drops.

Police say security covers 686 vaccination teams and 352 transit points, with Elite Squad and Dolphin Force on patrol.

A Punjab-wide campaign targeting more than 9.3 million children under five began on Monday in Rawalpindi and 12 other districts.

Punjab Anti-Polio Programme head Khalid Pervez urged parents to vaccinate children in every round, even if they had earlier doses.

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