Port Blair, Jan 18: The National Immunization Day for Polio under the Pulse Polio Immunization programme will now be held in these Islands on Feb. 27 instead of January 23. Due to the current situation of COVID cases, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare while responding on the requests received from the States/ UTs has given directions to observe the National Immunization Day for Polio on Feb. 27, 2022.

On the National Immunization Day for Polio, polio drops will be given to all the children in the age group of 0-5 years.