Tribune News Service Mohali January 31 A total of 54845 children were immunised on Day 1 of the three-day National Immunisation Day (NID) commonly known as pulse polio vaccination drive in Mohali district today. A total of 1096 teams including ANMs ASHA workers and anganwari staff have been pressed into service that will visit around 3.87 lakh houses across the district. To ensure that all children are immunised 128 supervisors will carry out checks at various places. - Dr Veena Jarewal District Immunisation Officer Stating this Civil Surgeon Dr Adarshpal Kaur said the target was to administer drops to 153835 children in the age group of 0-5 years across the district. There would be booth activity on the first day of the drive and house-to-house visits would be conducted on the second and third day. District Immunisation Officer Dr Veena Jarewal launched the vaccination drive by administering polio drops to children at a colony in Phase 6 here. She appealed to people to get their children vaccinated even if the child is born a few hours ago or is suffering from cough cold fever diarrhoea or any other disease. Dr Veena said as many as 548 regular booths were set up across the district on the first day. As part of the vaccination campaign health workers would visit houses railway stations bus stands brick-kilns and slums on February 1 and 2. “A total of 1096 teams including ANMs ASHA workers and anganwari workers have been pressed into service that will visit around 3.87 lakh houses across the district. To ensure that all children are immunised 128 supervisors will carry out checks at various places” said Dr Veena.

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