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At a stakeholder meeting Tuesday, Said Bwanamkuu's exercise will end Sunday.
In addition to Lamu, the campaign will also be conducted in 11 other counties, namely: Garissa, Isiolo, Kajiado, Kiambu, Kitui, Machakos, Mandera, Meru, Nairobi, Tana River and Wajir.
A total of 2,416,751 children aged five and under are targeted for the first phase of the polio campaign in 12 counties with a second phase scheduled for August.
million. Bwanamkuu said public health workers would move from house to house During the vaccination campaign, we strived to ensure that Lamu was well covered during the polio campaign, with a total of 21,217 children nationwide ", said Mr. Bwanamkuu
.] The surveillance officer James Mbugua revealed that the region's resistance against poliovirus and measles is still at its lowest.
" Our children need to " 39, immunity lasts at least 95% but here in Lamu we are only 41% We still have a long way to go to reach the required levels Part of the solution lies in the parents who have to Ensure that their children receive all the necessary vaccines against polio and measles whenever such programs are announced, "said Mbugua. the public will sensitize the vaccination campaign
M. Muhsin said community health workers were moving from village to village to inform villagers of polio campaign
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