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Liberia: Vaccine launch, opposition party’s planned rally dominate media
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Liberia’s launch of two new vaccines and the planned rally by main opposition Congress for Democratic Change, on Thursday dominate the headlines in the Thursday, April 28 editions of Liberian newspapers.The Congress for Democratic Change of former World Soccer Best player George Weah is Thursday holding a rally to petition its standard bearer, George Weah to contest the 2017 presidential race.
During a meeting the party held with the Liberia National Police, the police advised it (CDC) which has large support in the capital Monrovia to transport its members in vehicles to its headquarters to avoid traffic jams and obstruction of free movement.
Among other things, the police also advised the CDC to assign its party members to assist with crown control.
The New Dawn newspaper published this story as its front page banner headline under the caption: “Will it hold?-Police Order CDC to truck supporters, while the Daily Observer and Inquirer newspapers carried this story on their front pages.
The Daily Observer has the headline: For Today’s March, CDC, Police Prepare, while the Inquirer has the title: “Police, CDC Agree On Traffic.”
Liberia on World Malaria Day launched the Human Pappilayma (HPV) and the Rota Vaccines as part of efforts to strengthen its immunization program. The HPV is basically meant to prevent cancer in the womb of girls in and out of school who are ten years of age.
Only two dozes of the HPV will give them a life-time protection against womb cancer.
The Rota vaccine will only be administered to children less than one year basically to protect them against diarrhea, which is one of the two leading causes of maternal and child mortality.
The Inquirer published this story as its back page banner headline under the caption: Liberia Launches two New Vaccines.
Other headlines in the Thursday editions of Liberian newspapers include: Concerned PUL Members object to Boakai’s Selection (The Inquirer); UNMIL Turns Over Devices Against Explosives (The inquirer); Konneh Attends Last Cabinet Meeting Today (The Inquirer); Senior State Department Official Promotes Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) At Lab Week (The Inquirer); Liberians don’t want UP Dynasty-Senator Gbe-bo Brown (The New Dawn); GOL Reform Agenda Under Threat (Daily Observer); Diaspora Liberians Want to ‘Retain’ Original Citizenship (Daily Observer); LRA Seizes Smuggled Goods (Daily Observer).
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