Karachi town residents refuse to get children vaccinated

Many residents of GabolTown, Karachi prevented health workers from administering polio vaccines to their children during the anti-polio drive in the city, a private news channel reported on Sunday.

The residents reportedly misbehaved with the vaccinators and strictly forbade them from vaccinating their children.

In the wake of attacks on polio teams in the city, the provincial government had decided to launch day-long anti-polio campaigns in ‘high risk’ areas.

The Sindh government impose ban on motorcycle riding in the area where the campaign is conducted, while around hundreds of police personnel, commandos and Rangers personnel are deployed for the security of the polio teams.

Earlier, district central deputy commissioner had announced that parents will face arrests without a warrant if they refuse to administer polio vaccines to their children during the drive in the district.