The Zambian government urgently initiated oral cholera vaccination in the capital Lusaka on the 16th to deal with the recent cholera outbreak in many parts of the country. According to the latest report from the Ministry of Health of Zambia, the current outbreak has caused 25 deaths and 966 confirmed cases. In this round of vaccination, priority coverage will be given to the Lusaka region, where the epidemic is worst, and the Chibombo region of Central Province. The first phase will distribute at least 500,000 doses of oral cholera vaccine in these two regions, and 480,000 doses of the vaccine will later be distributed to other affected regions.

The Zambian government urgently initiated oral cholera vaccination in the capital Lusaka on the 16th to deal with the recent cholera outbreak in many parts of the country. According to the latest report from the Ministry of Health of Zambia, the current outbreak has caused 25 deaths and 966 confirmed cases. In this round of vaccination, priority coverage will be given to the Lusaka region, where the epidemic is worst, and the Chibombo region of Central Province. The first phase will distribute at least 500,000 doses of oral cholera vaccine in these two regions, and 480,000 doses of the vaccine will later be distributed to other affected regions.