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Governor signs Sindh Immunization Epidemics Control Act 2023  

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  • Parents who do not get their children vaccinated will face imprisonment.
  • Propaganda against vaccination and immunization will also be punishable.
  • Governor signed Sindh Immunization and Epidemics Control Act 2023.

KARACHI: Parents who do not get their children vaccinated will now face 1 month imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000.

Sindh Governor signed the Sindh Immunization and Epidemics Control Act 2023 after which the law has come into effect.

Propaganda against vaccination and immunization under the Act will also be punishable with 6 months imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh or both.

According to the new law, the Sindh Electronic Immunization Registry will also be set up, in which no hospital or institution will issue birth certificates without registering vaccinations.

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