Niger Shutters Schools In Capital Region To Vaccinate Children Against Meningitis To Stem Outbreak
Reuters: Niger shuts schools and vaccinates children to fight meningitis outbreak
“Niger has shut all schools in the region around the capital Niamey and launched a campaign to vaccinate children aged 2 to 15 in an effort to halt a meningitis outbreak that has killed at least 85 since January…” (4/22).
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