Friday, 8 January 2016

Cholera vaccine supply set to double, easing global shortage

Oral Cholera Vaccination Campaign in Southern Malawi, 2015.

The global supply of oral cholera vaccines (OCV) is set to double after WHO approved a third producer, helping to address global shortages and expand access in more countries. In 2013 the WHO created the world’s first OCV stockpile. Since then a total of 4 million doses to 11 countries have been used in humanitarian crises, outbreaks, and in endemic hotspots.
Source; WHO.

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