They said it has been used all over the world to protect children, saving at least five million children from permanent paralysis by polio. The vaccine has gone through a rigorous process of testing by the World Health organisations and the government. They said that since OPV has been tried and tested world-wide for many decades there is not known link between OPV and infertility.
It is internationally and nationally endorsed by doctors and governments world-wide including Saudi Arabia, and other Muslim countries. They said that along with this special effort to eradicate polio it is important that routine immunisation against polio and other diseases is well established. They said Pakistanis going to perform Hajj or Umrah are required to have a polio vaccination, therefore there is a need to stop polio transmission in the country.
Besides national, several prominent international institutions also endorsing OPV including Daral Uloom Deo-Band, India, the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, the International Union for Muslim Scholars (Mufti Dr Yousuf al-Qaradawi),Imam of Masjid Al Aqsa (Bait ul Muqades) and other prominent scholars and muftis from all sects in all provinces of Pakistan.