YELLOW FEVER OUTBREAK CLAIMS 29 LIVES IN BAUCHI

The Agency boss  explained that the virus was first detected in Alkaleri local council area, pointing out that efforts had since been on to avoid further spread, and also added that the government was doing everything possible to ensure that the disease did not spread to the State Capital.

“That is why government has made efforts through vaccination of people living in the prone areas. Already, 500,000 doses of vaccines had been administered in Alkaleri and we are expecting 600,000 doses of vaccines to be administered in Ningi community,” he said.

Penpushing further reports that, Mohammed urged communities to give early information to the authorities, especially when they noticed unusual happenings around them and also urged the residents of the State not to reject vaccines, emphasizing that this was the only way they could be free from the dreaded disease.