Nigeria Targets 30 Million Citizens for Yellow Fever Vaccination
While combating multiple public health challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the government, with the support of the WHO and other partners, has re-launched mass yellow fever vaccination campaigns. The phase-four yellow fever campaigns will target more than 30 million people in seven states in Nigeria - Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Delta, Osun, Ondo, and Oyo - and the pending phase-three campaign will be completed in Anambra State. This will be followed by further vaccination efforts between 2021-2022, targeting more than 95 million people as part of the push to eliminate yellow fever epidemics. Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease, transmitted by infected mosquitoes.
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Yellow fever signs and symptoms (file photo).