Bengaluru/IBNS, Nov. 12 -- Doctors in Bengaluru have urged parents to not miss vaccinations for their children amid the rising cases of pneumonia in the IT hub of the country, media reports said.

On the occasion of World Pneumonia Day on Wednesday, paediatric and pulmonary specialists have stressed on the importance of flu and pneumococcal shots calling them the most effective guard against severe respiratory illness that children suffer from.

While some doctors blame it on post-festival pollution coupled with crowds, others say the delay in treatment aggravates the situation.

On the World Pneumonia Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) listed some of the necessary steps that should be taken to combat pneumonia.

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