The Euvichol-S vaccine is a simplified formulation of Euvichol-Plus, with fewer components — which should allow for larger volumes to be produced faster.
Some 473,000 cholera cases were reported to the WHO in 2022 — double the number from 2021 — and preliminary data indicates that more than 700,000 cases were reported last year. In a joint statement, the Gavi vaccine alliance and the UN children’s agency UNICEF said the move would help produce “more volumes of vaccine, faster, and at a lower cost”.
“The approval of this new product could not have come at a more important time given the acute upsurge of cholera outbreaks we are seeing worldwide.”Gavi and UNICEF said EuBiologics was currently the only oral cholera vaccine supplier to the global stockpile, though other manufacturers were expected to have products available in the coming years.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that NATO must choose whether it really is an ally of Ukraine by accelerating weapons supplies to help his struggling forces. A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed money laundering charges against former Attorney-General Mohammed Adoke. Justice Inyang Ekwo ruled on Friday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission failed to present a strong enough case against Adoke. EFCC alleged that Adoke sometime in August 2013 in Abuja accepted a cash…
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