The National Polio Immunisation programme in India began on Saturday, 30 January 2021. The programme was launched today by President Ram Nath Kovind by administering polio drops to a few kids at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. A tweet was sent out by the official Twitter account of the President announcing the commencement of the polio immunisation programme.
The National Immunisation Day, commonly known as Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme, was earlier scheduled from 17 January but was rescheduled in view of the coronavirus vaccination drive across the country. "With the countrywide Covid-19 vaccination drive scheduled to be rolled out on 16 January, the MoHFW in consultation with the office of President of India has rescheduled the Polio vaccination day to 31 January 2021," the Centre had informed.
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