LAHORE — A video of polio worker breaking through waist-high snow for his duty, carrying a box full of vaccines, in northern Pakistan is making rounds on the social media.
In a 50-second video clip, a man dressed in a shalwar kameez and an overall struggles through heavy snow to make sure children in the South Asian country do not get crippled by polio.
https://twitter.com/PakFightsPolio/status/1089193226903392256
Netizens were quick to praise the polio worker for his courage and commitment to his profession.
https://twitter.com/UNICEF_Pakistan/status/1089461469476020225
https://twitter.com/KTMurad/status/1089572832911261696
https://twitter.com/FatimahRuhi/status/1089572080201461761
https://twitter.com/aaphtabahmad/status/1089570134790938624
https://twitter.com/MAKHAN_5099/status/1089411695997444096
Social media users also urged the authorities to provide appropriate clothing to workers to ensure they do not suffer from hypothermia.
https://twitter.com/faisalfazal75/status/1089781375765499906
https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/years-first-polio-drive-to-begin-on-monday-with-aim-to-eradicate-polio-in-2019/
A countrywide polio immunisation campaign commenced last week during which about 39 million children under the age of five were administered anti-polio drops.
