WHO fears yellow fever vaccine shortage

geneva - The World Health Organization (WHO) fears that the next time as much vaccine is needed against yellow fever, which can run the global stock. Due to an outbreak of the deadly disease in Angola, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the WHO should distribute all 18 million doses of the vaccine. In the global supply of the vaccine are still 6.2 million doses.

It takes a year to produce the vaccine, according to the WHO, it is difficult to predict how many doses are needed annually. Never before had to spread the organization however many doses at once.

Independent experts have recommended that, if necessary, of the vaccine, but to use a fifth in the case of a worldwide shortage.,, A fifth dose would be enough to provide immunity twelve months, '' said a WHO spokesman.
  
    
     
      
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