Film star Mehwish Hayat took to Twitter on Saturday to record a video message, praising polio workers and urging people to have their children vaccinated against poliovirus for a healthy Pakistan.

The actress wrote on the social networking website, “Sharing an interesting bit of information with you all that I just found out & appreciating the work being done by our polio workers. Let’s help them succeed in their mission of a healthy #Pakistan by immunising young children against polio & other diseases regularly! #EndPolio”

In her video message, Mehwish said the coronavirus helpline 1166 was in fact helpline of the polio eradication programme. She said that polio workers were performing their duties even during the coronavirus pandemic. She said there was no vaccine available for coronavirus at the moment, but a vaccine for poliovirus is available so people must get their children vaccinated against poliovirus and other diseases and provide them an opportunity to live a health life.

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