Nigeria: Katsina Vaccinates 150,346 Children Against Diphtheria
[Daily Trust] As part of efforts to contain the diphtheria outbreak in Katsina, the government says it has vaccinated 150,346 people within five days
Nigeria's Katsina State has successfully vaccinated 150,346 individuals against diphtheria and tetanus within a five-day period, according to a statement from the state's Chief Press Secretary. The emergency vaccination campaign, which took place in 15 high-risk wards across five local government areas, targeted 99,036 people aged five to 15 and 51,310 children for the Tetanus-Diphtheria (Td) vaccine, as well as the Pentavalent vaccine for 114,570 children aged six months to five years.
The campaign also aimed to secure additional doses of diphtheria-containing vaccines to expand the initiative to other affected and high-risk communities.
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