Vaccination Chijioke Iremeka Mass vaccination has been identified by vaccinologists and public health physicians as one of the cost-effective measures to control cholera outbreaks. The experts urged those who yet to be vaccinated against the food and waterborne disease to immediately do so, noting that the way it is spreading through Lagos communities and to other states calls for prompt, proactive and protective measures to stop the rising death rolls. As of Saturday, June 15, 2024, according to the Lagos State Government, there were 15 confirmed fatalities from the outbreak.
The state Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, in a statement, disclosed that “350 suspected cases of cholera were reported in 29 wards across multiple Local Government Areas in Lagos State with 17 confirmed cases and 15 fatalities so far.” Sequel to this, experts feared that the disease, which had killed several people in Lagos, may soon spread to other parts of the currently if not contained with vaccination and potable water, good sanitation and proper hygiene drive. They called on the government at all levels to ensure adequate potable water supply and activate all disease emergency and surveillance units in the country to ensure that it does not snowball into a nationwide epidemic.
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