No fewer than 250,750 children have been immunized against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), polio, measles, rubella, and other tropical diseases in Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
The Immunization Officer in the area, Muhammad Tasiu, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Monday.
Tasiu said the council successfully immunized 99,213 children aged nine months to 14 years against measles and rubella, achieving 105 per cent coverage.
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He added that 74,401 children aged zero to 23 months were immunized with the novel oral polio vaccine, recording a 102 per cent coverage.
“Similarly, 74,401 children aged zero to 59 months received the bivalent oral polio vaccine, with a total coverage of 102 per cent recorded,” he said.
Tasiu further noted that 2,735 girls aged nine years were successfully immunized against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer.
