Rains: 5.5 million deprived of anti-polio vaccine

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Millions of children were deprived of polio vaccination due to torrential rains across the country.
According to details, as the monsoon rains lashed different parts of the country disrupting the communication links, the three-day anti-polio vaccination campaign was adversely affected.
More than 2.2 million children of Punjab, three million children of Sindh and three lakh children in Balochistan could not be vaccinated.
Anti-polio drive in Loralai, Jafferabad and Naseerabad districts of Balochistan was delayed by the provincial administration due to torrential rains.