Enugu begins free Rotavirus vaccination against diarrhoea

The Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency, ENS-PHCDA, will Saturday December 3rd begin free vaccination of Rotavirus vaccines, aimed at preventing diarrhoea among children.

In a sensitisation and Engagement meeting on the Rotavirus vaccine introduction in Enugu, on Wednesday, the  Executive Director of   ENS-PHCDA, Dr. George Ugwu stated that from 3rd to 10th December 2022, vaccination of Rotavirus will be included in the routine immunization in a seven days intensification campaign.

Ugwu who said that the vaccine which will be administed as oral drops protect infants from sever diarrhoea.