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September 30, 2002
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS
"20 Lakh City Children Get Polio Drops"
Economic Times of India (www.economictimes.com) (09/30/02)
The first phase of the Pulse Polio Immunization Program delivered pulse polio drops to 20 children in Lakh City, Delhi in India on Sunday, according to Delhi state health minister A.K. Walia. Walia said that the second phase of the immunization campaign will begin on Nov. 16 and focus on infants left out of the first phase. The first phase involved 7,000 polio centers in Delhi, and the second phase will involve 7,200 teams going door-to-door to deliver vaccinations.
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