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vaccine shortage

Global Health

By Lisa Nikolau24 October 2016

Cholera in Haiti: WHO considers using half doses to vaccinate more people

The World Health Organization (WHO) is considering whether to use just one of the usual two doses of a cholera vaccine in Haiti to vaccinate more people, albeit with a shorter protection period.