Mysuru Announces Dec. 21–24 Pulse Polio Drive Targeting 222,084 Children

Overview

• Booths will operate from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on December 21, followed by house‑to‑house visits from December 22 to 24.
• The district plans 1,648 vaccination booths and 50 mobile teams to reach children under five.
• A special push will cover transit points and high‑risk areas, with efforts to identify and vaccinate children from migrant families.
• Nursing students will join nurses and health teams after instructions from Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy.
• Health officials note no polio cases nationally in the past 14 years, with Karnataka’s last case reported in 2007.