Nigerian State Says It Will Vaccinate Against Polio
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
Published: May 27, 2004
BUJA, Nigeria, May 26 - Ibrahim Shekarau, the Kano state governor whose eight-month moratorium on polio vaccinations has been blamed for the spread of polio widely across Africa, said in an interview on Tuesday that he was ready to resume immunizations.
The suspension was prompted by claims, led by Muslim clerics and political leaders, that the polio vaccine contained a hormone that could lead to infertility. The World Health Organization has said tests show no scientific basis for such a charge.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/27/in...ca/27nige.html