Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever – Africa (78): Congo DR
PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever – Africa (78): Congo DR
Yellow Fever -- DR CongoThe global stockpile of YF vaccine stands at about 6 million doses after having been depleted twice this year to immunize people in Angola, Uganda and Congo. The current method for making vaccines, using chicken eggs, takes a year.Health officials plan to administer 1/5th of the standard dose in Kinshasa due to the shortage of the vaccine. The lower dosage provides temporary protection against the disease but does not confer lifelong immunity.More than one million people were Read more [...]
