Health departments conduct Pulse Polio drives to vaccinate children under five across parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In Andhra Pradesh, sources report that drops are administered at tens of thousands of booths beginning June 28, with follow-up house-to-house visits on June 29 and 30 to reach children missed at vaccination sites. Coverage plans include distribution at 29,873 booths statewide, while individual district schedules specify 1,623 booths in Anantapur from June 28 to July 1 and 1,937 centres in Tirupati, where door-to-door efforts on Monday and Tuesday aim to identify children who were not covered at centres.
In Telangana, the Deccan Chronicle reports that the drive surpasses its target, reaching 101.4% of eligible children. Health teams reportedly visit 32,79,974 houses and vaccinate 88,524 children, including 81,171 children at their homes and 7,353 children outside households. Together, the reports describe a coordinated approach combining booth-based vaccination with subsequent household follow-ups to improve coverage.
