Bauchi targets 2.6 million children in polio vaccination drive

The Bauchi State Government says it is aiming to scope astir 2.6 cardinal children successful the ongoing Supplemental Immunisation Plus Days (SIPDs) run for Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV).

The Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Board, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, disclosed this during the authoritative flag-off of the workout astatine Bayan Fada Primary Health Care Centre successful Bauchi metropolis.

According to him, astir 1.7 cardinal doses of the vaccine person been distributed crossed the authorities to enactment the campaign, which is being implemented simultaneously successful each 20 section authorities areas.

Mohammed explained that trained vaccination teams person been deployed for a house-to-house outreach to guarantee that nary eligible kid is near down successful the exercise.

He added that the integrated immunisation run is designed to scope children aged 0 to 59 months with the Oral Polio Vaccine, portion children betwixt 1 and 59 months volition besides person Azithromycin to assistance support them against communal life-threatening puerility infections.

“We are optimistic that this circular of the run volition importantly trim the fig of zero-dose children successful Bauchi State,” helium said.

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