PESHAWAR: An inquiry report presented by a committee, formed to investigate the alleged illness of schoolchildren after being administered the anti-polio vaccine in Peshawar, on Thursday stated that no child was affected by the vaccine and it was a part of a planned conspiracy. Three different batches were provided to Peshawar and the same batches sent to Abbottabad, Nowshera, Tank, Kohat and all seven districts of Malakand. Later on, the media and government not only effectively countered the propaganda but also exposed it as well,” the report said. The report also identified two fake doctors in UC Umar Bala — Misal Shah and Javed — who spread rumours about the immunisation campaign. Earlier this week, residents broke down the main gate and set fire at the Mashokhel Hospital in Peshawar after children allegedly fell sick after being administered anti-polio drops.

Source: Pakistan Today April 25, 2019 09:49 UTC