Warri South starts polio vaccination

The Warri South Local Government Area in Delta has initiated the "OBR2) Campaign" to combat the pandemic in the city.

On Monday in Warri, the exercise was officially launched by the council chairman, Dr. Michael Tidi.

According to Tidi, poliomyelitis is a debilitating and potentially fatal illness brought on by the polio virus, and the only way to avoid it is by receiving a reliable and efficient vaccination.

He clarified that children under the age of five are eligible for the four-day immunization.

With the words, "Nigeria has been experiencing outbreaks of another form or variant of the polio virus, the Circulating Variant Polio Virus type 2 (CVPV2)," the chairman urged parents to bring their children forward for the vaccination.

“A child can get it if he or she is not immunised against all types of poliovirus or lives in an area where the virus is circulating.

“Polio vaccine given multiple times can protect a child for life. Poliomyelitis mainly affects children under five years of age.

“One in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis.

“The best protection you can give your child and community is vaccination with the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) and the injectable inactivated polio vaccine,” he said.

According to Tidi, obtaining and preserving a high rate of routine childhood immunization is essential to protecting every child from contracting polio.

“Our children should be given polio vaccine immediately after delivery and every subsequent vaccination scheduled, including the immunization pluses, until after five years of age.

“It is hoped that this exercise will go a long way in improving the overall health status of our children in Warri South Local Government Area.”

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