Nigeria: Pandemonium in Maiduguri As 'Killer Monkeypox Vaccine' Rumour Spreads

19 October 2017

Public schools in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, were thrown into chaos, Wednesday when rumours filtered in that monkeypox vaccines were being forcefully administered on pupils by unknown persons.

The rumour, which had caused confusion in a few other states in recent days, has been debunked by the army authorities several times.

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