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Description: For more news visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com or Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Millions of children across India are being given anti-polio drugs. In Gujarat, more than 8 million children were vaccinated as part of the government's campaign to prevent the incurable disease. At least 8.5 million infants were given an anti-polio vaccine in Gujarat state on Sunday. Around 174 million children across the country received anti-polio drops as part of the federal government's initiative to eradicate the disease. [Narendra Modi, Chief of Gujarat State]: "In Gujarat, nearly 8.5 million children will be administered anti-polio drops during the campaign, held in at least 34000 centers throughout the state." The chief of Gujarat claims that no case of polio has been reported in the state since 2007. [Narendra Modi, Chief of Gujarat State]: "Awareness has spread among common people due to anti-polio drops, and we have achieved successful results. After 2007, fortunately no cases of polio have been reported or registered in Gujarat." Polio, which is incurable, leads to irreversible paralysis. India had 535 polio cases in 2008, compared to 471 last year.
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