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CHENNAI: Representatives of various stakeholders in the polio immunisation programme in Tamil Nadu, including the World Health Organisation, Rotary Club, State and Central governments came together to reinforce the message of the safety of the oral polio vaccine (OPV). They sought to reach out to parents, urging them not to miss the February 1 round of polio immunisation, after rumours disrupted the last phase of the immunisation programme in December. “The polio virus is absolutely safe. There are no side effects whatsoever,” declared Jacob John, chairman, India Expert Advisory Committee on Universal Immunisation, Government of India. He stressed the need for children less than five years receiving the OPV dosage on February 1 and reasoned that as long as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar continued to have cases of polio, the only way to protect children was by giving them the oral vaccine. “The only defence is to reinforce immunity in all children.” Pavana Murthy, Regional team leader, WHO, National Polio Surveillance Project, said that a majority of cases of polio in the country belonged to the P 3 strain. Of the 556 cases recorded last year, 96 per cent were from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. G.K. Durairaj, Joint Director of Public Health, Immunisation, said that there was every possibility of import of the polio virus from the two states, unless all children were taken care of. Vijaya, District Family Welfare Medical Officer, Chennai Corporation, demonstrated the safe procedure used to transport and store the vaccine. A. Subramaniam, District governor, RI Distrist 3230, said the polio virus was just a train or bus ride away. With a large influx of migrant labourers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, it was absolutely important to ensure that all children were vaccinated.
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