The Mari-care Foundation for Windows, Single Parents, Orphans, and Vulnerable Children in Nigeria has organized a round table discussion with stakeholders to wipe away vaccine distrust and build confidence in the minds of the communities.
The Executive Director of the foundation Mrs Ola Taiwo disclosed at a one-day round table discussion on building vaccine confidence and wiping away distrust among communities held in Kano at the weekend.
According to her, the discussion which was centered on creating awareness at the grassroots level also hoped that the stakeholders would conduct step-down training in their organizations and institutions.
“Some people believed the vaccine killed people, but let me tell you this is not true, the vaccine is designed to support the immunity of the body in fighting diseases, so there is no point in thinking vaccine kills people,” said Taiwo.
She urged participants to spread what they have learned from the occasion to various communities and caution the Kano populace on the effects of child killer diseases.
During the program, the led consultant Umar Jumeta said the participants have to sensitize the public on the effects of child killer diseases such as Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, and Measles among others.
He solicits traditional and religious leaders’ support, saying they have a crucial role to play because words at the various traditional institutions and religious sermons tend to change the minds of the general public for a better and healthier society.
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Also contributing, the chairman of Kano state person living with polio Yahaya A. Yahaya the vaccines are a life and they will mobilize 400 people living with disability to sensitize people on the importance of taking vaccines.
GLOBAL TRACKER learned that the vaccine stigma originated from the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic when people believed that too many lies and conspiracies were involved in the production of COVID-19 vaccines.