Immunisation, according to experts, is the process whereby a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine. Recently, the National Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association, (NMA), Mike Ogirima, decried the declining immunisation coverage in the country and urged governments at all levels to do more. They can’t act fast enough to prevent the person from becoming sick, but by eliminating the attacking germs, antibodies help them to get well. In Nigeria, we have a National Programme on immunisation (NPI), which stipulates the number of immunisation that a child should get; the schedule and all that. The vaccines recommended in the early childhood immunisation schedule protect children from measles, chicken pox, pneumococcal disease, and other illnesses.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 27, 2018 01:41 UTC