Minister of Information and Publicity, MP Saminathan, inaugurated a polio vaccination camp at the Muthoor Anganwadi centre in Tiruppur on Sunday.
The camp is part of a nationwide pulse polio vaccination initiative aimed at vaccinating children below 5 years of age to keep polio at bay.
Throughout the day, a total of 1.98 lakh children received oral polio drops at 1154 camps set up across the district between 7 am and 5 pm. Over 4000 volunteers from various government departments were deployed at these camps to facilitate the vaccination process. Mobile teams were dispatched to administer polio drops to children at bus stands and other public places to ensure maximum coverage.