# Punjab offers free pneumonia vaccination to children

> Punjab chief minister urges parents to vaccinate children under five against pneumonia.
- Title: Punjab offers free pneumonia vaccination to children
- Summary: Punjab chief minister urges parents to vaccinate children under five against pneumonia.
- Keywords: punjab, pneumonia vaccination, children, free vaccines, pneumonia day, health centers, ARY News
- Source: ARY News — https://arynews.tv/punjab-offers-free-pneumonia-vaccination-to-children
- Author: Sher Muhammad
- Published: 2026-11-12T15:41:35+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: punjab, pneumonia vaccination, children, free vaccines, pneumonia day, health centers, news
## Punjab chief minister urges vaccination
Punjab chief minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif urged parents to ensure children under five receive pneumonia vaccination.

> The CM remarked that the day served as a reminder that no one should lose their life to a preventable disease in her message on World Pneumonia Day
## Free vaccines under EPI program
Punjab government provides free pneumonia vaccines to children under two through provincial Expanded Programme on Immunization.

> Under the provincial Expanded Programme on Immunization EPI pneumonia vaccines were being administered free of charge to all children under the age of two
## Vaccination saves lives
Prompt vaccination prevents deaths among children and elderly, especially during winter season.

> She pointed out that millions of children and elderly people worldwide have lost their lives due to the fatal disease pneumonia every year
## Key takeaway

Punjab government provides free pneumonia vaccines to children under two to prevent deadly disease.