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The growing concern being expressed by Nigerians over the outbreak of Vaccine Derived Poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in 13 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) should not be treated lightly. Much as it seemed to have taken the country by surprise, the outbreak of this polio variant is outrightly unfortunate considering the huge funds expended on polio eradication. According to health professionals, this outbreak is worrisome as it threatens Nigeria’s wild polio virus-free status even as it is likely to compound the nation’s wobbly healthcare delivery system. x
Recent reports stated that the Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, confirmed the cVDPV2 outbreaks in the FCT, Jigawa, Kano, Kebbi, Lagos, Niger, Rivers, Sokoto, Yobe, Zamfara, Abia, Bayelsa, Borno and Delta states. Shuaib was also said to have noted that the agency had conducted four Outbreak Respon
The authorities should do more to ensure more children are vaccinated
Exactly a year after the Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) declared Nigeria free from Wild Polio Virus, there are some disturbing developments. A new variant of the disease has been reported in at least 13 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) Executive Director, Dr Faisal Shuaib, had last week, raised the alarm that the country was witnessing an outbreak of Vaccine Derived Poliovirus Type 2 (cVDPV) in Abia, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Jigawa, Kano, Kebbi, Lagos, Niger, Rivers, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara States as well as in FCT. The implication is that this may draw back the clock of the country’s war against the virus, as well as send thousands of children into preventable paralysis.
He lamented how donor funding for polio had reduced drastically and called on traditional rulers to continue to draw the attention of political leaders to properly fund polio outbreak response campaigns.
While the WPV is the most common form of poliovirus, cVDPV is another form that can spread fast in communities. As the name suggests, cVDPV2 is derived from the vaccine. In a child that is under-immunised, the vaccine virus can multiply and cause polio disease because of the low level of immunity in the child. When such a virus is transmitted from child to child within a community, it is called a cVDPV. Medical experts have warned that cVDPV is a threat to Nigeria’s wild polio virus-free status.
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