This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s public health agency says countries with deadly cholera outbreaks on the continent have no “immediate access” to vaccines amid a global supply shortage. The acting director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ahmed Ogwell, told journalists on Thursday that the agency is working with the World Health Organization and the vaccine alliance GAVI on ways to obtain more doses. The Africa CDC is also working with two local manufacturers to explore if their facilities can be repurposed to manufacture cholera vaccines, Ogwell said. He didn't say which ones. WHO and its partners recommended in October that countries temporarily switch to using a single dose of the cholera vaccine instead of two because of the supply shortage as outbreaks of the water-borne disease surge globally. They said one dose of vaccine has proven … [Read more...] about African countries lack ‘immediate access’ to cholera vaccine
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African health officials say countries with cholera outbreaks have no ‘immediate access’ to vaccines
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 2 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Africa’s public health agency says countries with deadly cholera outbreaks on the continent have no "immediate access" to vaccines amid a global supply shortage. The acting director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ahmed Ogwell, told journalists on Thursday that the agency is working with the World Health Organization and the vaccine alliance GAVI on ways to obtain more doses. The Africa CDC is also working with two local manufacturers to explore if their facilities can be repurposed to manufacture cholera vaccines, Ogwell said. He didn't say which ones. WORST CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN 2 DECADES SWEEPS THROUGH MALAWI, HAS NOW CLAIMED 750 LIVES WHO and its partners recommended in October that countries temporarily switch to using a single dose of the cholera vaccine instead … [Read more...] about African health officials say countries with cholera outbreaks have no ‘immediate access’ to vaccines