Over 7.4m to be vaccinated against yellow fever in Jigawa

No fewer than 7,472,505 people of Jigawa State are expected to receive Yellow fever vaccines during the 2023 preventive mass vaccination campaign (PMVC).

This was announced by the Jigawa State Immunisation Officer, Alhaji Hassan Shuaibu Kwalam while briefing newsmen on their readiness to commence the exercise.

He explained that the exercise will be conducted by the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHDA), with support from the Jigawa State government.

According to him, the exercise, which was planned for ten days, will cover 27 local government areas across the state.

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While speaking on target population, Kwalam said, the target age is people between nine months to 44 years old.

He then urged the people in the state, particularly the major stakeholders like traditional and religious leaders as well as the media, to collaborate with the team for the success of the vaccination exercise.