Nigeria: Northern State Seeks New Polio Vaccines From Muslim Countries

Kano — Nigeria's predominantly Muslim Kano State, which is boycotting a global polio immunisation programme on suspicion that the vaccines are tainted by anti-fertility substances, plans to order its own supplies from Muslim countries in Asia, a senior official said on Sunday.

Sule Ya'u Sule, spokesman for the Kano government, told reporters that authorities in the northern state still considered vaccines procured through the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) unsafe after finding traces of oestrogen in the oral vaccine.

...

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.