It is the responsibility of the parents to vaccinate their children against the polio virus, said NTR district Collector S. Dilli Rao.
After flagging off an awareness rally at the Old Government General Hospital here on March 2 (Saturday), Mr. Dilli Rao said the disease is preventable and all it takes is giving children two doses of the vaccine.
He said 2,48,000 children would be vaccinated against the disease, in the district as part of the drive which will begin on Sunday. He said the doses would be given to children at centres on the first two days, and mobile teams would make a door-to-door visit on March 5 to ensure every child is covered.
