Faisalabad: Show-cause notices served to seven polio workers
By Muhammad YaseenPublished On 06 Jan 2023
Show-cause notices were issued to seven polio workers in Faisalabad on Wednesday for not following coronavirus SOPs while vaccinating children.
The area in-charge of the anti-polio campaign and six other workers were issued the notices by the district administration.
“The workers skipped multiple areas where they were supposed to go for the vaccination,” the notices stated, adding that carelessness was seen in following the precautionary measures.
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Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza had confirmed that over 32,000 polio workers will vaccinate around 800,000 children in high- risk areas while observing COVID-19 SOPs.
This year, Pakistan has already reported 59 polio cases. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the most affected with 21 cases, Sindh has 20 cases, Balochistan 14 and Punjab four.
