Multiple choice

Polio drops are meant for children

  1. Between 5 and 10 years of age

  2. Below 5 years of age

  3. Living in villages and slums

  4. Suffering from polio
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Polio drops (oral polio vaccine) are administered to children below 5 years of age as part of the Universal Immunization Programme and Pulse Polio campaigns. The WHO recommends polio vaccination before age 5 to prevent paralysis from the poliovirus. India was declared polio-free in 2014.

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