KHYBER AGENCY: Two child
ren died and 11 others affected badly when they were admin
istered anti-polio drops in Shalober, Ka
mber area of tehsil Bara of Khyber Agency on Wednesday.
The local and administration sources infor
med that health condition of 13 children deteriorated after they were admin
istered anti-polio drops in the ongoing polio eradication campaign. They were shifted to Peshawar hospital where two infants died. Five children were discharged after providing medical treatment while six affected were admitted in the hospital, health sources told.
According to the parents, the child
ren died they were admin
istered polio drops, however agency surgeon Dr Niaz Afridi said that polio drops and measles va
ccination have been admin
istered to the children and so far reason of their death was unknown.
He said that sample of the vaccine have been sent to Islamabad to sort out cause of death. The deceased were identified as Abu Bakar and Musa.
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