Pakistan has witnessed over 60,000 polio vaccine refusal cases during the anti-polio drive held from April 21 to 27, 2025.
As per details, during Pakistan’s second nationwide polio eradication campaign held from April 21 to 27, 2025, a total of 60,906 cases of polio vaccine refusal were reported.
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The highest number of refusals came from Sindh, where 39,073 cases were recorded — over 37,000 of them from Karachi alone.
Balochistan also reported over 3,500 cases of polio vaccine refusal. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the polio vaccine refusal rate was reported at 0.4%.
Cases of parental refusal to the anti-polio vaccine were also documented in Punjab and Islamabad.
Authorities remain concerned about vaccine hesitancy, which continues to pose a significant threat to polio eradication efforts in the country.
Meanwhile, Pakistan has reported another polio case, bringing the total number of cases in the country this year to 13.
