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World produces not enough vaccines to fight 'unprecedented upsurge' in Cholera cases

Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 21 (UNI) The World Health Organisation's (WHO) International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision has called for "an urgent effort" to step up production of cholera vaccines as the global production capacity is insufficient to combat "an unprecedented multi-year upsurge" in cholera cases worldwide.

"In October 2022, the ongoing vaccine shortage necessitated the ICG to recommend a single vaccine dose, down from a previous, long-standing two-dose regimen. Approximately 36 million doses were produced last year, while 14 affected countries registered a need for 72 million doses for a one-dose reactive strategy. These requests understate the true need. Preventive vaccination campaigns have had to be delayed to preserve doses for emergency outbreak control efforts, creating a vicious cycle," the organisation said on its website on Wednesday.
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