Pakistan jails 471 parents who refused to give polio vaccine to children

March 03, 2015 12:15

Hundreds of parents in north-west Pakistan have been arrested and jailed after refusing to give their children polio vaccinations, according to officials. Feroz Shah, a spokesman for the district administration in Peshawar, said 471 people had been imprisoned in the city and surrounding villages under government orders on charges of endangering public security. "This is the first time such drastic action was taken,' Shah said. "This shows the determination of the government to eradicate polio.'

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