Announced the spokesperson forMinistry of Health and PopulationHossam Abdel Ghaffar, announced the launch of the polio vaccination campaign in Cairo and Giza, through an official statement this morning, Saturday, October 1, 2022.
Date of launching the polio vaccination campaign:
He explained that the campaign is scheduled to be launched in the middle of this month, which targets children from one day to five years old and will last for five days, as part of the keenness to raise the societal immunity of children.
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar revealed that the goal of the campaign is to keep Egypt free of disease, and confirmed that the campaign will roam the squares and streets in the governorates, gathering places and markets.
He called on all Egyptian families to participate in Polio vaccination campaignAnd directing their children to health units and centers, and the campaign is free of charge, as all vaccinations are safe, effective and free.
Poliomyelitis vaccination side effects:
He pointed out that the side effects include high temperature, redness of the vaccination site, a feeling of fatigue and muscle cracking, which is normal and there is no fear of it and the symptoms disappear on their own.