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Over 9L tots get pulse polio drops [1]

MUMBAI: Over nine lakh children below five years of age were administered polio drops in the city on Sunday. This was 69.1% of the total target in Mumbai, a drop from the last polio drive when 72% of the city's children were covered.

The best coverage was reported from Parel-Lalbaug, which saw nearly 82% of children covered, while the lowest turnout was in the Kandivli area.

Publication Date: 
02/03/2009
Times Of India (Mumbai) [2]
Tags:
Vaccination [3], Child Health [4], Polio [5], Maharashtra [6], Mumbai [7]
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