HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says the 1.4 million cholera vaccines Zambia has received will be deployed to high-risk areas first because they are inadequate to cater for the whole country. And Masebo says about 188 children are in admission at Heroes Stadium Cholera Treatment Centre. Speaking when she received the cholera vaccines from the United Nations in collaboration with WHO and UNICEF, Monday, Masebo said the remaining balance of over 200,000 vaccines would be made available to the country soon. “The WHO International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision approved over 1.7 million doses of Oral Cholera vaccines for use in Zambia. About 1.4 million doses have already been received in the country in four separate shipments between the 11th and...

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