Question

Oral Polio Vaccine under pulse Polio Immunization Programme is given to children of what age:
1. Up to one year
2. Up to three year
3. Up to five years
4. Up to seven years

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Up to five years

CONCEPT: 

• Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus. 
• The virus spreads from person to person and can infect a person’s spinal cord, causing paralysis (can’t move parts of the body).

 

EXPLANATION: 

• The Pulse Polio Initiative was started with the objective of achieving a hundred per cent coverage under Oral Polio Vaccine.
• It aimed to immunize children through improved social mobilization, plan mop-up operations in areas where poliovirus has almost disappeared and maintain high level of morale among the public.
• Pulse Polio is an immunization campaign established by the government of India to eliminate poliomyelitis in India by vaccinating all children under the age of five years against the poliovirus.