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By KULUME KAZUNGU
The Lamu County Health Department is targeting at least 21,217 children under the age of five years for polio immunization campaign starting Wednesday.
Speaking during a meeting on Tuesday, Chief Health Officer Said Bwanamkuu said
Apart from Lamu, Garissa, Isiolo, Kajiado, Kiambu, Kitui, Machakos, Mandera, Meru, Nairobi, Tana River and Wajir.
A total of 2,416,751 children aged five years in the first phase of the polio campaign in the 12 counties with second phase expected in August
Mr Bwanamkuu said public health officers will be moving from house to house during the immunization campaign.
"We are focused on ensuring we are well covered during the polio campaign. This is a total of 21,217 children across the county, "said Mr. Bwanamkuu.
Lamu disease surveillance officer James Mbugua Revealed that the region's resistance against po-lio and measles is still at its lowest.
" Our kids need at least 95 percent hard immunity but here in Lamu, we are only at 41 percent which is very low. We still have a long way to go. "Said Mr Mbugua
Lamu County Health promotion officer Mohamed Muhsin said several meetings were held with
Mr Muhsin, said community health workers from the village of
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