Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched the National Polio Immunisation Drive for 2022 by administering polio drops to children below ______________ years of age in New Delhi.

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• ​Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched the National Polio Immunisation Drive for 2022 by administering polio drops to children under five years of age in New Delhi.
  

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National Polio Immunisation Drive

• Objective: To ensure that every child under the age of five is protected from polio, a potentially debilitating disease.
• Importance: Polio eradication is a priority for public health in India, which was declared polio-free in 2014. However, regular immunisation drives are conducted to prevent the re-emergence of the disease.
• Polio Drops: Also called oral polio vaccines (OPV), they are safe and effective in building immunity against the poliovirus.
• Target Group: Children below five years of age are the main focus, as they are most vulnerable to the disease.​