What led to the Nigerian boycott of the polio vaccination campaign?
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What led to the Nigerian boycott of the polio vaccination campaign?
Abstract
Jegede discusses the recent controversy surrounding polio immunization in Nigeria, in which three northern states boycotted the immunization campaign.
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