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A routine polio vaccination drive at schools in Mashokhel, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Monday turned controversial after dozens of students were rushed for medical attention because they felt unwell after being administered the vaccine.
While the school administration and the affected parents blame the polio vaccine for the students’ ill-health, officials associated with K-P’s Emergency Operations Centre and other health departments rejected the accusation.
“The anti-polio vaccine is the safest vaccine that has protected millions of children from disabilities. The polio vaccine is administered to millions of children in every polio campaign in the country without any adverse effects,” said EOC Coordinator Capt (retd) Kamran Afridi.
He categorically rejected the news circulated by various media outlets linking the children’s condition with the vaccine. “It was reported that children from two private schools in Peshawar fell sick due to the polio vaccine but that is not true.
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