1,060 vaccine poliovirus cases recorded in 2 years — NPHCDA

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Nigeria recorded a total of 1,060 cases of circulating Vaccine derived Poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV) between 2020 and this year

The Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency , Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this in Abuja yesterday at the 38th Expert Review Committee meeting on polio and routine immunization.Vaccine derived Poliovirus differs from the Wild Polio Virus which has been eradicated in Nigeria and Africa. It occurs when there is low immunization.

 

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