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Pakistan resumes polio vaccination after suspending drive over Covid-19

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Islamabad, Jul 20 (EFE).- Pakistan resumed its polio vaccination campaign on Monday, after the immunization program was suspended four months ago due to the coronavirus crisis.Some 32,000 people will be a part of the campaign to administer polio drops to children under the age of five, especially in the regions where the prevalence of the virus is very high, such as Karachi (south) and Quetta (west), spokesperson of the country's polio eradication program, Mohamed Safdar, told EFE.FOOTAGE OF THE POLIO VACCINATION CAMPAIGN IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN.

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