Udhampur, Dec. 19 -- The Udhampur health department announced on Thursday that a Pulse Polio Immunisation drive will be conducted from December 21 to 23.

Shedding light on the specifications of the drive, Chief Medical Officer Dr Anil Manhas told ANI, "For the drive, we have set up 535 pulse polio booths in the district and deployed 144 teams. Our target is to vaccinate 86,192 children under the age of five. We have also deployed 2148 people at the booths."

He stated that the health department will conduct door-to-door activities on 22 and 23 December, during which workers will administer the polio vaccine to the remaining children.

The vaccine will reach remote areas by Saturday evening, ensuring they are well covered.

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