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The National Polio Immunisation Drive, 2022 has been launched to vaccinate every child below five years of age against Polio. 

Polio Eradication Programme in India:

• India responded to a resolution passed by the World Health Assembly for global polio eradication with firm commitment.
• The National Immunisation Day was launched in India in 1995 and it is popular as Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme.
• In states with high risk, multiple rounds of sub national immunisation day (SNID) have been conducted over the years.
• All children under five years of age have been provided with oral polio drops. 
• Surveillance through acute flaccid paralysis has been carried out to detect paralysis due to Poliovirus transmission. 

About Poliomyelitis:

• Polio or Poliomyelitis is a contagious and life threatening disease caused by Poliovirus. 
• It leads to paralysis by invasion of the brain and spinal cord by the virus. 
• It is transmitted from person to person. 
• So far, vaccination has been the best protection against the virus. 
• It spreads majorly through the faecal-oral route by ingestion of contaminated food or water.
• It has a seasonal transmission tendency in temperate climates with the highest chance of occurrence in summer and autumn.