India News | Mandaviya Launches Polio National Immunization Day - 2022, Administers Polio Drops to Children

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday launched the "Polio National Immunization Day - 2022" by administering polio drops to children aged less than five years.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya administering polio drops to a child. (Photo/ANI)

New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday launched the "Polio National Immunization Day - 2022" by administering polio drops to children aged less than five years.

As a part of the national immunization drive, Mandaviya at the Health Ministry office administered the polio drops to children himself.

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Later, in a tweet, Mandaviya said that to build Healthy India, it is necessary for the children to stay healthy and requested the family members to come forward and get their children administered polio drops. (ANI)

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