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February 10, 2003
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS
"38,224 Children Given Polio Vaccine in Mohali"
Economic Times of India (www.economictimes.com) (02/10/03)
In India, the Pulse Polio Immunization Program vaccinated over 38,000 children under the age of five in the Mohali sub-division on the second day of the immunization drive. The effort includes 61 vaccination booths located in the city and 118 rural booths. One Monday and Tuesday, program volunteers will travel to each sector and village in the area, attempting to vaccinate children who were not immunized over the weekend.
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