Pakistan launches drive to vaccinate 57 million children against measles, rubella and polio

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan on Monday began a two-week nationwide vaccination campaign targeting more than 57 million children, aiming to curb rising cases of measles, rubella and polio , the country’s National Emergency Operations Center said. The drive, running through Nov. 29, will provide measles and rubella shots to 34.5 million children and administer polio drops to 23.3 million, it said in a statement. The campaign follows training by the World Health Organization of more than 140,000

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