Adamawa identifies LGAs with mutated polio virus, mobilises for vaccination

The Adamawa State Government has identified Gombi and Fufore as two local government areas in the state in which mutated polio virus exists and for which vaccination exercise has been scheduled for the coming week.Mutated polio virus is otherwise called circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus.The Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency, ADSPHCDA, said Friday that, working with development partners, it has scheduled exclusive vaccination for November 5-12, targeting 130,000 children in the two LGAs.