Mon Battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) conducted Pulse Polio Immunisation Camps at Mon, Naginimora and Tizit on January 31. The Unit Medical Staff educated the local people about the importance of ‘Two drops to save Life’. A total of 188 Children were immunized. (Photo Courtesy: HQ IGAR North)
Kohima, February 1 (MExN): The National Immunization Day (NID) 2021 was successfully held across the state along with the rest of the country on January 31. In the state, 1,22,495 children between 0-5 years were vaccinated on the first day with a coverage of 80.8% at various Polio booths in the districts, according to Dr Ritu Thurr, State Immunization Officer (SIO), Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, Nagaland. The NID under the Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization aims to vaccinate all children from 0-5 years with two drops of Oral Polio Vaccine. The next two days will focus on house -to-house vaccination of left out children from the first day, Dr Thurr said.
