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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Oyo State Pilgrims Welfare Board (Muslim Wing) has disclosed that it will conduct immunisation exercise for all intending pilgrims to this year’s Hajj on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.
The chairman of the board, Professor Sayed Malik, disclosed this in a statement, on Monday.
While noting that the programme would be on a first come first serve basis, Malik called on all prospective pilgrims to converge at the permanent site of the board at the Hajj Camp, in Olodo, Ibadan, as early as 8am.
Recall that the board had earlier conducted medical screening and orientation/enlightenment exercise for most of the intending pilgrims across the state.
Malik stated that the inoculation exercise will be another opportunity for those who could not attend the medical screening exercise as health officials will be on ground to attend to them.
He urged those that missed the medical screening exercise to attend this one, noting that the exercise is one of the compulsory requirements and procedures which must be fulfilled by each of the intending pilgrims before embarking on the pilgrimage to Mecca.
“Different inoculation vaccines would be given to them in order protect them against Polio, Yellow Fever, Meningitis and other contagious infections, in accordance with the international requirements for travelling.
“This exercise is to ensure all of our intending pilgrims are adequately immunised and in good health condition before embarking on the trip to the Holy Land,” Malik said.
He enjoined all intending pilgrims to come along with their original payment receipts and other necessary documents.