Polio: Second Round Immunization Holds, May 6-9

The Oyo State Government says the second round of National Immunization Plus Days (NIPDs) against Polio will hold from May 6 to May 9 across the state.
The State Commissioner of Health, Dr Azeez Adeduntan, announced the dates in Ibadan at the weekend.
Adeduntan said that children would be given oral polio vaccination and all missed routine antigens against Poliomyelitis, measles, hepatitis, diphtheria and yellow fever, while pregnant women would be immunised against Tetanus toxoid.
He advised parents and care givers to bring out their children and wards from 0-59 months of age for immunisation, noting that Vitamin A would also be administered on children from the age of  six months to five years.
The Commissioner explained that enough personnel had been engaged to conduct the exercise which he said would be conducted across the 33 Local Government Areas and the newly created 35 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of the state.
“The exercise is to ensure that all children are immunised against the diseases,” he said.
Adeduntan commended community, religious and traditional leaders as well as  other stakeholders in the state for their cooperation in ensuring the smooth conduct of the exercise during the first round urging all stakeholders to continue to cooperate with immunisation officials for the second round of the exercise to be successful and hitch-free.
“We are impressed with the level of compliance by parents, care givers and other stakeholders.