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Ghana: GHS announces oral cholera vaccination campaign nationwide to combat outbreak

Ghana: GHS announces oral cholera vaccination campaign nationwide to combat outbreak

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Ghanaian Times
Published on 2024-12-02 09:16:29

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced a phased oral cholera vaccination campaign to combat the nationwide outbreak that has claimed 21 lives and infected about 196 people since October this year.

According to the Service, the campaign, scheduled from November 30 to tomorrow, Tuesday December 3, 2024, would administer a single-dose oral cholera vaccine, Euvichol-S, to rapidly boost the immunity of the populace and curb disease transmission.

It targets 150,634…

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