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October 7, 2002
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS
"Polio: Lagos Targets 3 Million Children for Immunization" Africa News Service (www.allafrica.com) (10/05/02)
The Lagos State government is launching a National Polio Immunization campaign targeting nearly 3 million children between the ages of six months and three years. The State Commission for Health, Dr. Lekan Pitan said the state has adopted four strategies for achieving its goal of eradicating polio: strengthening routine immunizations, undertaking national immunization days, holding supplemental immunization days, and acute flaccid paralysis surveillance. The immunization campaign will also provide vitamin A supplements to boost the children's immunity and prevent night blindness.
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