In further evidence that confirms India’s fear of importing polio virus from neighbouring countries, a recent study has revealed that a major chunk of children below three years in Pakistan and Afghanistan are not receiving the oral polio vaccine.
According to the study published in Lancet, experts found a sharp decline in the vaccine coverage from 2008 to 2011. According to Lancet, vaccine coverage in Balochistan, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) and southern Afghanistan saw a significant decrease from 2006 to 2011.
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/polio
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/children
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afghanistan
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vaccination
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/immunisation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
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