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Covax
https://www.who.int/initiatives/act-accelerator/covax
WHO, Covid vaccine site
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/covid-19-vaccines
Site as of 12st December 2022
Everyone, everywhere, should have access to COVID-19 vaccines.
WHO is determined to maintain the momentum for increasing access to COVID-19 vaccines,
and will continue to support countries in accelerating vaccine delivery,
to save lives and prevent people from becoming seriously ill.
Countries should continue to work towards vaccinating at least 70% of their populations
WHO vaccine equity site
https://www.who.int/campaigns/vaccine-equity
This represents a serious threat to the fragile economic recovery,
including due to the risk of new variants creating large waves of serious disease,
and death in populations with low vaccination coverage.
Director general press release
https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing—14-december-2022
Only one in five people in low-income countries has been vaccinated;
Access to diagnostics and life-saving treatments for COVID-19 remains unacceptably unaffordable and unequal;
Also mentioned
Greater Horn of Africa
Cholera outbreaks in 29 countries
Haiti, 1,200 confirmed cases, 14,000 suspected and 280 reported deaths
Haiti received almost 1.2 million doses of oral cholera vaccines
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263838/Green-Book-Chapter-14v2_0.pdf
50% of severe cases die within a few hours
With good treatment, mortality is less than 1%
Faecal–oral route
Oral, killed cholera vaccine
Contains 1mg of recombinant cholera toxin
Four strains of killed Vibrio cholerae
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