Children to be immunized

MEDAN, North Sumatra: About one million children under five years of age will receive polio vaccination free of charge under the one-month National Immunization Program, which begins on Sept. 13.

Head of the North Sumatra office of the Health Ministry, Masroel Siregar, said on Saturday that the government would set up posts to which parents will be able to bring their children for vaccination.

"Every under-five will receive two drops of polio vaccine free of charge," Siregar said, as quoted by Antara. (imn)