Parents in Pakistan could be jailed for polio vaccine refusal
by Haroon Janjua in Islamabad from World news | The Guardian on (#6EG93)
New law in Sindh introduces extraordinary measures' to ensure vaccination of children against range of infectious diseases
Parents in Pakistan who refuse to get their children vaccinated against infectious diseases could be jailed or fined under a new law introduced in Sindh province.
The introduction of the legislation is an attempt to eradicate polio, which is endemic in Pakistan, but will cover vaccines for diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis), measles, mumps and rubella.
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