Pakistan’s final 2025 nationwide polio eradication campaign has reached its fifth day, with the National Emergency Operations Center (EOC) reporting that over 42.2 million children were vaccinated in the first four days.
The nearly week-long campaign, which runs from December 15 to 21, has mobilized more than 400,000 polio workers who visit homes across the country to administer drops to children under five.
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The campaign is carried out in coordination with Afghanistan, the only other country where polio remains endemic.
According to the EOC, Punjab has the highest coverage with around 22.3 million vaccinated children, followed by Sindh with 9.4 million, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 6.69 million and Balochistan with 2.38 million.
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More than 714,000 children have been vaccinated in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, while Islamabad has covered 450,000 children and Gilgit-Baltistan 274,000, according to the EOC.
The National EOC has called on parents and communities to support polio workers and ensure children receive the vaccine that protects against the incurable disease that can cause lifelong paralysis.
