Action on polio front
With reference to your
editorial, "Action on polio front" (May 15), now that the polio virus
has been found in sewage samples in both Karachi and Lahore (besides earlier in
Peshawer), drastic action is indeed required. Not only those travelling from
FATA to the rest of the country, every Pakistani who travels within the country
also needs to be immunized, since it is known that adults are carriers of the
virus. Polio drops should be administered at bus depots, railway stations and
airports to make the program effective. The government should also consider
asking visitors to Pakistan from the ten polio-affected countries to immunize
themselves before travelling to the country.
Shakir Lakhani
Karachi
Printed in DAWN, May 20, 2014
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