LUSAKA, Dec 27 (NNN-ZANIS) – Health authorities in northern Zambia, launched a massive oral cholera vaccination campaign, aimed at containing the frequent outbreak of diarrhoea in some districts.
The first round of vaccination was done in Nsama, one of the districts with high cholera incidences, in which over 7,000 people were vaccinated.
The National Cholera Elimination Coordinator, Freddy Kapaya, was quoted as saying, the first round will run for seven days and that the vaccine will be administered to people of all ages, including children from the age of 12 months.
This will be followed by the second round, which will run for 14 days, he added. According to him, the vaccine will give protection for a period of three years.
The health ministry, he said, was concerned about the high-risk factor causing the disease in some districts.– NNN-ZANIS
