I heard there is a vaccine called Rota virus in Nigeria. I would like to know the importance of it and why is it that most hospital and health centre

Rotavirus Vaccine

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Precious Emmanuel

But it's too expensive it's been given at 9000 per dose

Vivian London 22

Thanks Dr

Dr. Dara Abiodun

Medical Doctor

Rotavirus Vaccine protects primarily in infants and young children against a nasty, the potentially lethal bug which causes severe acute gastroenteritis with diarrhoea and vomiting. The Nigeria government has announced it will be introduced in 2018. According to WHO/UNICEF, Save the Children, Federal ministry and other relevant authorities, the Pilot scheme takes off in Somolu LGA, Lagos in June 2017 while the
Nationwide launch is scheduled for 2018.

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