WHO, Partners Urge Vaccine Manufacturers To Step Up Production Of Meningitis C-Containing Vaccine

WHO: Africa risks large meningitis outbreak
“With Africa at risk of a large meningitis outbreak, an acute shortage of meningitis C-containing vaccine threatens to severely limit the world’s ability to minimize the number of people affected, four international public health organizations warned [Tuesday]. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the World Health Organization (WHO) (…which together constitute the International Coordinating Group for Vaccine Provision for Epidemic Meningitis Control — ICG) are therefore calling today on vaccine manufacturers to step up meningitis C-containing vaccine production by five million doses before the 2016 meningitis season starts in January…” (7/28).

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