Sokoto state is set to begin an aggressive vaccination campaign to increase the level of children’s immunity against all types of polioviruses and other vaccine-preventable child-killer diseases in the state.
Dr. Abdulrahman Ahmad, the state Director of public health had in a statement said that the state ministry of health would be in partnership with the state primary healthcare development Agency to participate in a five-day free Implementation of Polio vaccines against all types of vaccine viruses and other vaccine-preventable diseases.
This campaign would target children aged 0 to 59 months who will be vaccinated with FIPV and other antigens against different kinds of natal diseases.
The vaccination teams would be located at strategic places in the communities such as Schools, Markets, Churches, Orphanage homes, Clinics, Motor parks, Borders, and other public gathering places and the exercise will commence between the 11th to 16th of May and 20th to 25th of May 2023 respectively.
