Over 35,000 Parents Refuse Polio Vaccination for Children in Sindh
Karachi:In the latest anti-polio campaign across Sindh, more than **35,000 parents refused to vaccinate their children**, with the majority of refusals reported in Karachi, health ministry sources revealed.
According to details, out of the total refusals, **34,000 cases were from Karachi alone**. In Karachi’s **East District**, over **8,000 parents declined** to administer polio drops to their children.
The anti-polio drive was conducted from **September 1 to 7** across **25 districts of Sindh**, during which authorities had set a target of vaccinating **2.1 million children in Karachi**.
Health officials expressed concern over the high number of refusals, warning that such resistance threatens to undermine Pakistan’s ongoing efforts to eradicate the crippling disease.
