Ethiopia launches the first ever nOPV2 vaccination campaign alongside commemoration of World Polio Day

Ethiopia launches the first ever nOPV2 vaccination campaign alongside commemoration of World Polio Day

On 22 October 2021, Ethiopia launched a polio vaccination campaign with type 2 novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2) targeting over 17 million under-five children aiming to end the circulation of vaccine-derived poliovirus. The campaign was officially launched by the Ministry of Health and polio partners in Hawassa, Sidama, alongside the commemoration of World Polio Day with the theme, “One Day. One Focus: Ending Polio: Delivering on the promise of a polio-free world”.
Source: Ethiopia launches the first ever nOPV2 vaccination campaign alongside commemoration of World Polio Day

- gist culled from pulseng