What is the pulse polio programme?
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Pulse polio is a immunization campaign established by government of India to eliminate poliomyelitis (polio ) in India by vaccinating all children under the age of five years against the polio virus. This project fights
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Pulse-polio programme was started in India in December 1995, and its target was to eradicate polio by 2003. However, it is still prevalent in states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, etc. The main reason being this is that in few sections of the society, there is a misconception that polio vaccine makes children sterile. These people do not get their children vaccinated against polio and hence, the target of polio eradication is not achieved.
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