According to sources, the lifesaving injection, essential for preventing the potentially fatal bacterial infection, has become nearly impossible to find, leaving vulnerable individuals in a state of distress.
Hospitals, pharmacies, and clinics are reporting an unavailability of this essential vaccine in the market.
The sources remarked that pregnant women, for whom the tetanus toxoid (TT) injection is a mandatory and vital protocol to protect both mother and child from maternal and neonatal tetanus, are being turned away from clinics empty-handed.
This lapse in prenatal care raises grave concerns for infant mortality rates.
Furthermore, individuals injured in accidents, who urgently require a tetanus shot to prevent infection from contaminated wounds, are facing immense difficulties in obtaining the injection.
Doctors and pharmacists reported an acute scarcity, with existing stocks depleted and no clear timeline for fresh supplies.
The situation has called for immediate government and regulatory intervention to identify the cause of the shortage and expedite the import or production of these essential vaccines to avert a public health disaster.
