{"id":166955,"date":"2025-06-15T12:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T11:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigerian-govt-supplies-two-million-polio-vaccines-to-kebbi"},"modified":"2025-06-15T13:20:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T12:20:34","slug":"nigerian-govt-supplies-two-million-polio-vaccines-to-kebbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nigerian-govt-supplies-two-million-polio-vaccines-to-kebbi","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian govt supplies two million polio vaccines to Kebbi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian government has delivered two million doses of polio vaccines to Kebbi State as part of a nationwide immunisation campaign targeting children under the age of five.<\/p>\n<p>The vaccine supply, facilitated by the Federal Ministry of Health through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, is part of efforts to halt the circulation of polio variants and strengthen immunity among vulnerable children.<\/p>\n<p>Yusuf Umar Sauwa, spokesperson for the Kebbi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, confirmed the development, describing the vaccines as potent booster doses capable of interrupting transmission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese vaccines will strengthen immunity among children and ensure the virus does not resurface,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sauwa added that Kebbi currently has zero reported cases of polio, attributing this to the state\u2019s strong surveillance and routine immunisation systems.<\/p>\n<p>To address issues of non-compliance and vaccine rejection, particularly in areas such as Jega, Koko, and Birnin Kebbi, religious and traditional leaders have been actively engaged to help dispel misinformation and promote vaccine acceptance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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