A shortage of cholera vaccines has forced a temporary shift to a one-dose strategy from the usual two in campaigns to fight a swelling number of outbreaks, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Wednesday
It pointed out that 29 countries had reported cholera cases so far this year, including Haiti, Syria and Malawi.
“The global trend is moving towards more numerous, more widespread and more severe outbreaks, due to floods, droughts, conflict, population movements and other factors that limit access to clean water and raise the risk of cholera outbreaks,” it said. But they warned that there was only limited evidence on the exact duration of protection, which appeared to be much lower in children especially.
And an additional eight million doses have been approved by ICG for a second round of emergency vaccination in four countries.
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