MINISTRY ADMINISTERS OVER 1.3 MILLION FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE VACCINE DOSES

The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has administered more than one-point-three million doses of foot and mouth disease vaccine, representing 67-point-six percent of the target.

Speaking in an interview with 5FM News, Director of Veterinary Services Charles Maseka says more than two million doses had been allocated for the vaccination exercise.

Dr. Maseka says the vaccines are being administered across Western, Northern, Central, Southern, Eastern, Lusaka and Copperbelt Provinces..

He says the vaccination exercise is part of government efforts to control the spread of foot and mouth disease and protect the country’s livestock sector.